I am trying to purchase a few properties in bank foreclosures and looking for an affordable way to do a title search.

New homes are going to have virtually no repair, maintenance, or capex needs for the first five or so years, so you’ll be able to forecast your operating expenses and cash flow with a bit more certainty from the outset.Older properties, however, are generally more affordable than a new home of comparable size and build quality, so if you’re after a good deal, you’ll likely have more luck here—especially if you’re willing to look beyond the MLS for deals.

At current market rates of 6.2% for 30 year fix mortgage you could only safely afford a $243,114 mortgage amount.

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g=173096))Housing supply shortage: # new jobs per permit issued >1.5 (based on https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/housing-shortage-tracker)Rent affordability <.33 (based on https://www.zillow.com/research/housing-supply-32743)Housing affordability <.40 (based on https://www.zillow.com/research/housing-supply-32743/)Based on these criteria I got 3 cities: Raleigh, NCCharleston, SCSan Antonio, TXI would love to know your thoughts on this methodology.

You could probably afford $20,000 without much impact on your budget.

Stack up to 50-75 occupied units and you can afford to hire out your own in house team and that's when the savings really start to add up. 

Arbitrage and seller financing, those 2 actions alone afford massive speed to scale. 

As an investor you realy can't afford to deal with all of the changes in the Feds.

It's durable, affordable, and waterproof.