I feel like if they can streamline the titling and financing on this kind of thing, this a big potential path for Millenials/Gen Z to jump in to ownership, to @Dan H.'

I'm on the lookout for a Title Company in Atlanta that has experience with creative financing.

If you find a great broker, ask them for lenders/attorneys/title/etc. and odds are they will open their network to you. 2.

Just wanted to get a pulse from this amazing community on market potenital in these cities and specific neighborhoods, etc.As a side note, if you work in these cities as a cash buyer, investor, title company, realtor, property manager and are investor friendly, feel free to reach out! 

When an offer from a buyer comes in from their agent, if we accept it, we contact the title company we use and send them the contract . . and they take the deal to the closing table. 

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@Sara Wylder you can buy with an underlying mortgage that you are unaware of because you did not search the title.

You might try a new title for your post specifying the area.

He is wondering if he should take the 300k as a price reduction (leading to boot from 1031 as he does not want to go higher than 25% down payment) or if he can avoid boot by keeping the price the same and take the 300k in a capex escrow account with the title company to be used for repairs over the next year (title company and bank are ok with this).

I have 4 identical units of property where all the units need a little work to be on top. 3 units are occupied and 2 of them are paying way below market rent.