@Joe Jor brings up some great points and I like his suggestion for contacting the building dept.You may also be able to negotiate credits or for funds to be held in escrow - until seller removes open permits, violations, etc.Lastly, for estimates on the work that will need to be completed on the property, you could also contact an expeditor who services Westchester.All the best to you on your search!

There are a lot of programs for investors to get free funding for lead certification, lead remediation and such.

Hello,I have several ways to fund a down payment on my first investment property and would like to know the "safest" way to do so...Cash, borrow against my 401K (and does this method constitue the start of my investments) or HELOC. 

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I'd like to share a creative finance strategy that I have used to scale to $10.5M of client capital under management and $21M of assets on the books. These assets encompass 33 houses and a $5.5M stake in 20...

I think your caution of using a LOC for funding a down payment is wise. 

Most are more for single family, some are from hard money funds that want to finance new construction.

We wanted the assurance of upkeep we thought was going to happen with DCA because the tenant would keep it up to avoid losing their funding.

Our team at Missional Capital Group just closed on The Timbers Fund—a 55-unit apartment complex located in Alabama.

I’m currently working on 58 unit BTR development project and seeking one or two private debt investors to help fund it.

These reserves can typically be in liquid assets, including cash, stocks, or retirement funds.4.