Since this is your first Real Estate Investment transaction, it will enable you to learn more about Real Estate Transactions and how all the RE Pros work together.With 50% down payment, you will still be very competitive.Goodluck

If you want that profession to be real estate, then figure out a way to get a job in the field which will enable you to earn some money to put towards investing.

A positive mindset enables you to maintain your ability to function and take action.

Now that I'm here I'll never leave and it is certainly enabling me to start my transition to full time.  

Although you can use its free account to keep track of things, the downside is that it costs $90/year or $9/month for a Standard account to enable rent collection. 

Most will provide the spreadsheet they use for this to enable you to evaluate potential deals.The lender will also look at the property and your rehab budget to ensure it aligns with reality.Aunt Agnes will provide no such services.There are never any guarantees but a good private/hml should help you tilt the odds in your favor.

The 4's are tough to come by but as an owner occupant the 3 other units would definitely enable you to potentially "cashflow".The one thing I want to mention with the Worcester market - ensure that you have proper reserves.

As someone not surrounded physically by successful like minded individuals, hearing you speak enables me to have that circle of like minded individuals that can help each other push and get to our goals!

As you might imagine, the response rate was quite low for mailed surveys, and the initiative was costly.Telephone surveys were also once very common, but people today let their answering machines take calls or they have caller ID, which enables them to ignore calls they do not want to receive.

(getting more money from the sale which enables you to buy more properties in the future vs. current appreciation)What are the main pros''s and cons of each choice?