For example, if I'm buying a fixer upper in Nashville for $680k, and I can get the deal at $620k and I identified the house, I negotiated the price, etc., I'm not paying her $15k as commission.

He said it is "nearly impossible" to get a good interest rate by purchasing through an LLC and that it will take an "arm and a leg" to get the deal closed.

Canton and Federal Hill have their eye sores too as my friend calls it upper trash.  

If this got legs, this could send meaningful numbers your way.

Investors are desperate to find "deals" and buying at auction feels like a deal, even if it's not.I've been to auctions where people pay market price for a home that is clearly a fixer-upper, meaning they will be under water after renovation, even if they don't consider the cost of their own labor.

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I might shift to more properties that don't need as much work though if I switch my focus to another househack You can still buy fixer uppers to house hack with the Fannie Mae HomeStyle loan.

I've done some of the leg work for a client who had contacts in PR and talked to some folks (looking into investing in PR).

I am currently looking at homes, some fixer uppers and some new construction.

and its floated up to upper 7s, 8 range which is consistent with what I have been seeing as well.I could see the leverage shift happen because of both the rate change and probably the active rent.