Inspections may cost more upfront, but they can save you from significant headaches and unexpected expenses down the road.Negotiate Hard: Use inspection findings as leverage.If the HVAC is near the end of its life, negotiate a credit for its replacement.If the cast iron plumbing is deteriorating and needs replacement, ask for a credit as well.Sellers often prefer negotiating credits over doing the work themselves.To give you an example: I was once under contract for an old house priced at $170,000.

The subtract off selling costs which will get you to near what you paid for the property (which will net you a small amount after paying off the loan and the missed payments).Before investing in next RE 1) get you finances in order 2) build up adequate reserves 3) learn to analyze the numbers better.  

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near 0% and 0% options with DPA's exist (down payment assistance) programs.

Anecdotally, from searching Wake County (WC) NC records, defaults remain at near all-time lows, and I see this market (foreclosure/pre-foreclosure) as an opportunity not worth pursuing.

That will make it near impossible for most of those people to buy any time soon.

That's true, but not nearly as true as they claim. 

Also given the fact that its darn near impossible to get any kind of civil judgement executed and collected on in Portugal. 

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

Our payments are around $950 and the local rental rates are near $1500.