Feel free to take or leave my advice, but I think others will agree that, for now, you should focus on maximizing your savings rate, building your credit, paying off any owed debt, and house hack your first deal—just my two cents.

Roofstock will pay to have an inspection done by a third party that we have vetted or the buyer can hire their own inspector and pay for the inspection themselves.

Using money from an appreciating asset just to pay your landlord doesn't seem like a good flow of money.

It'll take time but can really pay off if you stick with it.I'm in Los Angeles and I've investing in TN and GA in the past, and currently investing in SE Wisconsin (your area).Let's connect and discuss the market.

If you pay more, you won't meet your metrics and will probably have negative cashflow and/or equity.You may have to make 10, 20 or even 100 offers to get one accepted at the price that meets your numbers.This is what all investors did BEFORE the Great Real Estate Crash of 2008-2010.

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

The last one told me I'd likely pay a small fortune for this policy. 

They had exhibited the desire to pay down debt and had cashed out the parks before us that had agreed to owner finance.

I serve on committees when able, and generally be understanding that a program aligned with our federal HUD is going to have it's inefficiencies.

When she couldn’t pay, she had to sell fast, and guess what?