Purchase price: $45,000 Cash invested: $92,049 Sale price: $154,900 Contributors: Peter Vekselman Partner Driven and partners BJ & Traci Medlen purchased a property on S.

Purchase price: $570,000 Cash invested: $30,000 This is my first house hack!

Purchase price: $850,000 Cash invested: $500,000 Sale price: $2,250,000 Purchased , knocked down, built new from ground up What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Here’s a breakdown of my numbers:Primary Residence:Estimated Value: $340,000Remaining Mortgage: $187,000HELOC Balance: $76,000 (fully utilized)Remaining Equity: $77,000Rental Property #1:Estimated Value: $110,800Remaining Mortgage: $60,000Equity: $50,800Cash Flow: $375/monthRental Property #2:Estimated Value: $215,000Remaining Mortgage: $115,000Equity: $100,000Cash Flow: $350/monthOther Income:$1,500/monthMy DilemmaI'm considering taking out a Home Equity Loan (HEL) on my primary residence to:Pay off the HELOC (eliminating the variable rate risk).Use the remaining cash for a down payment on another rental property (~$150K purchase price with 20% down).Estimated cash flow: ~$150/month in year one.Alternatively, I could save up for the down payment instead of leveraging more debt.

It assumes the property is Class A - which not a lot of investors are acquiring these days.Here's some copy & paste info about property classes:_____________________________________________________________________________Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Quote from @Jason Reider: I've been in the process of purchasing a duplex and all along the seller's agent has been pretty much unresponsive to mine.

I’m in Ohio, so I can purchase a property with $40k cash out, invest $10k in repairs, and rent for a couple hundred above the monthly operating costs.

@Thomas FarrellRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Mortgage Balance: $430,000 Monthly Mortgage Payment: $3,100 Current Rent: $4,100/month (below market rate, planning to gradually adjust it during yearly renewal to eventually catch up to the market rate) Appraised Value: $900,000 (purchased for $657,000 8 yrs ago) Managed by a property manager Loan assumableProperty B: Located in VA.

I just purchased a duplex and it is listed under a single address.