Looking at what's out there in our market is discouraging.Have you ever read "How to win friends and influence people"?

They didn’t want to sell on the market because they didn’t want to do showings.A Win-Win Offer: These are the Terms that Were Accepted-$500k Purchase Price.

There are excellent places to invest in real estate across the Midwest, especially for single-family homes and small multis.

@Kim Meredith Hampton makes excellent points, but she shouldn't have to.YOU should already be thinking these things through, so you invest wisely and don't get taken advantage of.BTW - yes, BP is where you can post questions for answers, but ask BETTER questions!

Plus, it's a win-win because you're not just looking out for your own bottom line – you're helping to breathe new life into struggling communities. 

For the most part it was in excellent condition.

Historically an excellent place to start your mortgage search for 5-20+ unit properties is a local credit union.

There are good reasons to do a 1031, but trading out an appreciating property with excellent cash flow without a predicate investment (one you have to have) is not one of them.

If the equity is sufficient for the down payment and qualifying for the new property there are some excellent HELOC or even fixed rate second mortgage programs available.

Excellent, I will always keep my eyes open to a good deal.