And that's for a newer, 2100 sq ft 3 bd 2/2.5 ba home near shopping/dining.

Hi,My parents own a shopping center.

I'm saving and shopping for my first multifamily property with the goal of house hacking.

@Joshua D.Make sure you check behind the walls for bodies.

@Michael GlaspieIf you have clients that you do a ton of business with - I’d subtly get to know their favorite restaurants or shopping places.

Net worth and liquidity of warm body signor will be looked at. 

Shop around for the brokerage that provides you with the best terms.

If you look back at how almost every area has gentrified in the past, they all start the same way with 'artists' migrating from an overpriced neighborhood into a new low-income neighborhood, and opening up coffee shops & other millennial-esque stores.

It is a piece of crap 1960s condo on the bus route close to University of Texas with coffee shops, bars and restaurants within walking distance.

@Benjamin Douglas I would shop around and get some estimates for different lenders.