:Several years too late, I'm afraid.

I would love to get the drawings during escrow to get a better estimate but I'm afraid the architectural fee would be a lost cause if the deal fell through. 

This sets up a nice situation for those not afraid to invest in c or d class neighborhoods .

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The main thing holding me back is that houses and other forms of real estate are expensive and I'm afraid that if I make mistakes with my first deal it will cripple my ability to invest in the future. 

How it currently is though I'm afraid it would not meet the requirements.

-The house Is in New York has- he has a fire extinguisher company and won't list it because he actually services many of the real estate companies and is afraid to favor one or the other and inturn lose a client- he has nine houses in Pennsylvania - original loan was 660k 760k if I remember correctly - has paid 250k- has all floors ( basement, 1st and 2nd) rented only top floor has a lease total rent colle is 5500- supposed market value is 1.1 million - he's willing to take 960k- might be open to terms since he's already renting.As long as he keeps the title-sounds like the house doesn't need many repairs but i have a friend that is a contractor and he can Help me assess any repairs Hes a savvy new yorker so  I rather give him options instead of just 1 cash offerCan anyone help me figure this out ?

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