I actually prefer that buyer has a home inspection, avoids potential problems where buyer may say that seller was trying to hide something.

Many investors prefer to take out the full $100k upfront, even if they don’t use it all right away, as it avoids extra costs down the line.

I can get a conventional loan, however, I would prefer to use a hard money lender or private lender to fund my first deal.

Since our goal is to scale in real estate and we do have the funds, we would prefer to minimize the deposits and invest into reno where necessary and keep the capital for now for improvements, if they arise.

He is wanting to give preference to cash buyer and I can do that but just want to know how this type of deal goes, etc. 

I use Innago as a portal to issue invoices, can that be a preferred route? 

They would rather not go through the paperwork hassle of purchasing another house here themselves; they would prefer that my husband and I purchase a house in our name and they will rent it from us. 

But now I prefer to keep fewer debt free quality properties, which are easy to keep rented with great tenants, and check out of the leverage game.

It depends on targeting the right demand.Owning offers appreciation, but arbitrage provides flexibility without long-term market exposure, which some investors prefer.

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