Since last year of November, Fannie and Freddie has allowed borrowers to put min 5% down for conventional loans and being able to invest multifamily up to 4units.Also, the beauty of FHA is that it allows you to put 3.5% down payment to invest in 1-4 units.

In all, we were able to do a cash-out refinance after 1 year and got our entire investment, including down payment, back into our personal accounts and we still have a cash flowing property.The beauty of smaller town and communities is that often big-time investors are not looking at them as closely and they can cash flow quite well, at the sacrifice of "natural" appreciation.

Also, preserve the beautiful rowhouses made of brick.

KS this is the beauty when we comparing different asset class based on math.So lets dig deeper:2010-2015 era: mortgage 3% ; CD rate: 0 %; Appreciation: 6%; inflation 3%... spread between CD and appreciation is -6%2023-era: mortgage 6%; CD rate:5% ; Appreciation 3%; inflation 3%....spread between CD and appreciation is +2%So there're spread of 8% between 2010-2015: leverage equity is the best.

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The beauty of it is, ALL of it CAN be met, with an understanding of what energy efficiency really is, and how to use treat material sizes/dimensions as a positive,...not a restriction.Why did I write the above? 

I want to use this post to give a little insight on why I love commercial investing.How The Property Value is DeterminedThe beauty of commercial real estate is that it largely only comes down to 2 numbers: Net Operating Income (NOI) and Cap Rate.

Lastly, if I want to be cute about something, then I go antiquing and have done very well with niche items (like animal mounts or decorative pieces). 

Visit any of the places on this year's Best Cities On the Rise list and you’ll quickly understand why.These reader-selected cities have excellent food scenes, cool yet quaint downtown districts, incredible natural beauty, thriving arts communities, and the warmth our region is known for.

A beautiful older house like that will have more hidden expenses than normal.