Getting a lot of low balls but traffic is steady.A contractor friend has asked to buy on terms.

File eviction now to get the ball rolling.  

If the title fee estimates get a little crazy, maybe you have a close friend that is a title agent or attorney that you can work into the deal in exchange for them arranging settlement.Just spit balling.

Excited to get this ball rollin.

IMO as long as they still cash flow with the new numbers, I would leverage everything at 80% and keep the ball rolling until I had the amount of properties I want.

A couple thoughts:1- Framing does seem high but if you have no exact plans its probably just a ball park number.

I finally had enough capital for a down payment on a duplex in Baltimore County (based on the prices I had been eye-balling for the past few years) but they all seem to have very recently gone up in price about 25-35% in the areas I had planned to target, so I'm having a hard time moving forward with finding a property to purchase.I work in Baltimore City and have seen various areas improve over the past few years.

I know you guys need to a lot more info about the property, but as a ball park, what might be a good whole fee or equity percentage for a finders fee.

One more thing...now I am wondering what I should be doing first:1) Reach out to the seller first to get a feel for if he'll pay for the repair to see if he just immediately shoots me down on it.or 2) Contact a structural engineer first to get the ball rolling so I can have a more informed discussion with the seller on what needs to be doneI'm just wondering if I should be spending more money on this property before getting a better idea of whether or not this deal can go through.

To be fair one unit was in the process of evicting a tenant, however, they had dropped the ball on the eviction as well.Along with the owners, the 3 units were given a quick facelift, primarily consisting of paint, blinds and some new flooring.Yes, the demand is high.