If you’re spending less than 7.5% of rent of repairs you’re actually ahead of 8% and no repair add on. (13% of 7.5% is less than 1% your saving.)

Shari,Good job thinking ahead and thinking this through. 

Don't be in a rush, that ends up with too much leverage and bad decision.

.), then go ahead --- is my layman's opinion. 

We know it’s super important to be proactive so it will work perfectly every time, and we are doing so to stay ahead of that.2) Related to printing smudges on postcards - this is an industry wide issue with the USPS’s high speed sorting machines that are used for barcoded mail.

I am wondering if you ended up going ahead with them and how the experience has been. 

The second deal is cruising ahead on fixing up the cosmetics, and we're in talks to refinance.

I love meeting others investing real estate, both those a few steps ahead of me and those a few steps behind me.

I really appreciate you us giving a heads up here and am sorry for what you went through with them. 

Just extrapolating from the fact that you're only 19 years old and already have 60k saved up...Yes, go ahead and put 50% equity in if that's the factor that gets you the loan.