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I'd at least have some conversations with the Chicago crowd here about self managing prior to committing to a property manager.

And back to start, to be the best at what one does, takes a commitment to not 9-5 but living it, exercising, train train train, and being a leader. leaders are teachers who motivate and own others failures. 

(by itself probably not enough but combined with other factors it could happen) Arguably you have commited bank fraud.

You would do better in 30-day t-bills (right now ;-)The hopes an investor might have (if you purchased a property like this) are: 1) inflation to drive rents up, 2) inflation to drive property appreciation, and 3) mortgage rates to drop to refi at a lower rate in a few years.A lot depends on what someone thinks about the longer-term prospects of neighborhood they're investing in.

If the seller agrees they can give up their lien position so you can refinance, but its a risk because Im not sure you can make them commit to that ahead of time.

Originally posted by @Trevor T.

You might have t choose the least bad choice.

The level of education, not to mention the high ethical standards enforced within the group, speaks for itself.We have a community of over 10,000 members committed to ethical business practices, and there is accountability for those who do not follow safety standards or ethics.

I'm not sure if I will when the lottery, but wanted some information before I commit myself to a major fixer upper.