Because of this it has taken me years to get my credit back to a respectable level. I

The income level is crucial to you getting paid your rent ever month.

To  be honest in my area I don't trust those systems to be anywhere near being the level I want in my end product anyways. 

What I meant by out of our price range was because she expect it to be sold at market level. I

I had a fairly complicated model I was doing and same thing they approved me to quickly just send in 5k to go to the next level.. I

I’m new to real estate investing and I want my first investment property to be close to home just for comfort level. I

I just think discounting below 2.5% at the $2M level is unwise and likely to cost you more than you feel like you’re saving.

The attractiveness of ascending to this level is that the ground-up game unlocks a playing field that is largely less crowded, with (generally) higher return potentials, and the "newest product" advantage when it comes to leasing.

When the motivation level is high typically so are the response rates.

3277 Martin Luther King Jr Way http://www.redfin.com/CA/Oakland/3277-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Way-94609/home/52206596 Btw, had my eye on PE & Hedge fund jobs when graduating w/ econ & finance, Level I CFA passed, trading myself etc.. but then 2007/8 happened!