Make sure you understand the likely appraisal value for the property (often the appraisal value will limit your sales price, particularly in moderate-income areas where FHA buyers don't have any cash to pay the difference--that's why they want seller concessions, to reduce their total out-of-pocket down to 3.5% minimum).

If you have an issue please use the report abuse function and the appropriate moderator assigned to this area will take a look at it. 

In general, I'm interested in low-moderate risk RE investing and don't mind doing the grunt work (I enjoy Habitat for Humanity builds and hands-on projects).  

And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!

People are free to say what is on their mind until someone asked moderator to remove offensive commentaries. 

There is also a 5% down program with no income limit but it can only be on 2 unit properties and the area has to be low to moderate income, which you can still find in some parts of the north side.

A word of caution about this approach: If you already have a strong relationship with a GC who you've used in the past, then use this approach in moderation.

After two years of analysis, moderate cash flow, cockroaches, and an area that wasn’t getting any better any time soon, we offloaded it.

I don't want the BP moderators to be upset if I share my mortgage broker's phone number and email here in the forums.

In the states where it’s legal, treat it like alcohol.