@Mostafa KoperlyMSO's like DSO's look for opportunities to exploit nationwide because they are backed by PE.

With your sister involved and the opportunity to reinvest your portion of the proceeds, this feels like a solid option, especially if you’re in the early stages of building wealth.Congrats on tackling your first deal!

Also, the owner expressed concerns over the capital gains tax early in the discussion...so I am thinking the opportunity to do vendor financing will help me get a good purchase price and help the vendor with taxes.  

Use less of that and either get the seller to buy down your interest rate or you can do it and have a comfortable mortgage payment and still plenty left for your emergency fund.

I am an investor and exploring opportunities in Western Mass.Thanks

Engage with property managers for insights on rents, expenses, or off-market opportunities, and request financial documents like rent rolls and profit/loss statements from sellers’ agents as part of due diligence.

Not mentioned, is recognition of other opportunities that a well-secured note may provide strategically, if placed well.

@Renee Pohle if you'd consider living in a duplex or triplex as your primary residence, and would live up to 20 miles or so away from the city, then there are plenty of house hacking opportunities!

With the boomers retiring there are much more opportunities in biz than in RE right now.

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