So the first home purchase is scary but I think if your planning on living there for at least a few years you are more likely to do better purchasing it today than later.If you were purchasing this primarily as an investment my advice would be a little different such as do not pay retail, consider house hacking, your mortgage to expected rent is to tight to be cash positive with maintenance, vacancy, and cap expense added, evaluate exit strategies, etc. 

This helps immensely with promoting interconnectedness throughout the area.Lastly, no matter where you're looking, inventory is tight, especially among 3- and 4-family properties.

,I've had great experiences using Angie's List for contractors, especially if it's a tight turnaround time.

I missed the 3 year deadline so I did a 1031 exchange.In your case, 3 general options to get some cash out:1. cash-out refinance or ELOC if that's an option.

The deal is just a little too tight to buy outright and try to flip.  

I am on a tight deadline to try and get the house ready for a future tenant.Thanks!

Hi there folks,I am in the middle of a negotiation with a seller and numbers are coming a bit tight.

Sounds like it was a tight deal anyways - I'd pleasantly pass on this investment, in my opinion.

If you don't, there's a good chance that you won't make your deadline.

I can scrape the remaining $100k, but that puts me in a tight spot until I can refinance it.