I'm extra cautious when analyzing a deal like this, but a lot of them end up being great.For interest-only financing, negotiating some principal paydown is a good idea.

The real value of an agency should be in reducing your workload, not adding extra oversight.On a related note, having worked in this field and provided these services myself, I can confirm that the pricing you mentioned for cold callers is too high.

Three Months ago, low to mid 6's were available.Rates are going to continually fluctuate but if you have a way to earn 10+% on your capital, the TIME you are not using it is going to cost you way more than the extra .5% per year will.You are walking over dollars to save pennies if you are waiting for the perfect rate, half of the people who held out on getting mid 6's were waiting for high 5's.

from those I know the way they got going was to buy a 4 plex when it went up in value sell and buy an 8 when it went up sell buy a 16  then a 40 then 100 extra and you need no partners.. you grow it organically. however of course this is not pay 40k and your instantly an apartment owner..

One extra month of vacancy for the MTR could erase the surplus.

Keep the second jobs or the extra hours at your current job.

My goal is to house hack to help cover my mortgage and possibly generate some extra income.I’m looking for advice on:1.The Destin Market•What should I know about buying property in Destin?

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

Typically this means they will take longer to close, may not have all the information for the companies they work with, and most hard money brokers get their money by taking an existing product and adding extra points to pay their fee.What is your investor success rate?

If your average heating bill is $150, you may not collect enough in the winter months when the bill reaches $225 but you'll collect extra in the summer when it drops to $65.