Secluded in the woods, but still close enough to town.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Quote from @Shawn Questa: A few times I've reached out to Cash Buyers and they would tell me that they are a part of an Investment Group and that they are ready to quickly Close Deals would be happy to work with me.Later I would come to find out that they are actually a Group of Wholesalers, like me.I guess I would prefer to Work directly with the Investor, Cash Buyer or Flipper. 

In other words, not resold to the government so the bank had more flexibility on the condition.I look at the original commitment letter and it states "xxx amount will be advanced at closing for the purchase of an investment property, and the remaining balance of the loan to be placed into an escrow account to be disbursed as improvements are made".No points, and only one closing, so I don't have to deal with a short term HML that I have to refinance in under a year.Hope that helps!

I have now sold off 2 homes, I will close on another in Jan 2025 and a new tenant is interested in buying the rental home in 2026. 

We just closed on a 71-unit apartment complex, our largest purchase to date.

A lot of it might feel like wasted time, but it's just practice until you find a deal that works and you close. 

The whole point of a cash offer is speed and certainty - if you can bring a pile of money to the closing table today, I dont have to worry about you not getting the money to close. 

This was my first deal, and house hacking made the most sense because it lowered the threshold for risk in my mind.

My company offers fast-closing, no credit/bad credit loan packages in 44 states and referrals in the other 6.

In addition to your down payment, plan for closing costs (around 2-5% of the purchase price) and set aside at least 3-6 months of expenses for repairs, maintenance, and vacancies.