Im looking at purchasing a duplex in middletown, Ohio.

It is 100% the buyer's / investor's responsibility to do Solid Due Diligence before purchase. 

He's also the least reliable repairman in my market. 

We want to purchase a property to begin building our rental portfolio but are unsure of the best approach.We live in Sonoma County, California, and I work in Healdsburg.

People want reliability, honesty, being on time, and having a good personality more than just a few $$.

Meet with a local banker & schedule a time to talk with a mortgage broker, they'll give you at least a baseline of what kind of down payment options and rates are out there.After that, if you're still wanting to research more creative options, do some looking into seller financing (a very hot topic with good, and bad, advice out there), look into private lenders, and commercial financing options.If you're wanting to live in 1/4 of your quadplex, then conventional residential loans may in fact be your best option as you can purchase that with a fannie/freddy loan with very low down, and use up to 75% of the income from the property toward your own income. 

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Hey Everyone,As many of you know, Pittsburgh is a unique market with a lot of opportunities in neighborhoods where properties can still be purchased for less than $100K.

It's fantastic that you already have reliable connections to assist you with your flips.

This sounds like a home run and a great first purchase!!