This site has been instrumental in getting me from 0 properties to where I am today. 

Right now I am already in the process of:-posting the portfolio for sale here in the BP forums.

Perhaps going to the local building department or title company to see who the big land buyers are in your area would be helpful for starting to discuss the idea with someone nearby?

But as for the seller finance, would the loan to the seller be the difference between 450k and the refinance number of 220k?

I bought the book also & the link leading me to Biggerpockets does not work either & gives me the same error!

I was aware of the egress requirement, but was not considering the door size or ceiling heights.

I got a hold of the owner by looking up his information on the county website.

I would love to make a move before the end of the year and so I keep trying to decide which of the following is best for me:1) Buy 1 more expensive CA property near here, and thus a better tenant (less likely to cause issues), but lose a little bit of money every month due to the current numbers, while hoping for future appreciation? 

Eventually the masses will catch on and then the model is tougher to continue to do. 

The Austin metro was among the hottest destinations in the country for where people were moving last year, according to the latest annual ranking from U-Haul International Inc.Austin ranked No. 5 among the top U.S. growth metros in 2024, and Texas was the No. 2 state for move-ins — bested from the top spot after three consecutive years by South Carolina, according to data released Jan. 2 and Jan. 3.The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area took the crown for the top growth metro in the recent list, followed by Charlotte, North Carolina (No. 2); Phoenix (No. 3); and, Lakeland, Florida (No. 4).