If there's a family member or friend in a similar situation, and you can both align on the initial plan (location, home type, price, usage/occupancy, etc) you can pretty easily get a co-ownership agreement in place and even a joint mortgage.The benefit here is it might open up your ability to buy a larger place in a nicer area which could lead to a faster rate of appreciation and overall better living environment. 

The real property investment can be repositioned if it proves disappointing in its original form; it can be refinanced or recapitalized if it has too much or too e pensive debt; inflation over time bales out many bad purchases, and finally the investors knowledge, experience and abilities can be leveraged to turn around a cash flow negative property.I’ll provide an exampleThree years ago we purchased a note from a bank secured by two auto repair facilities with a large amount of excess land.  

You may have more ability if you have any previous 401k's from previous employers?

So you cannot just look at industry Cap rates alone unless you understand an operators abilities for higher yield on costs.BAM Capital is becoming an institutional investment company in multi-family Real Estate with Brokers.

If you have the ability to visit, I highly encourage you to do so!

From an investment standpoint this reminds me I believe of a Bill Cosby story line I believe.  

And the really messed up ones, they don't even give a landlord an option, per fine print in contract, they just go out and do whatever and send a bill after the fact. 

Down payment should be about the same (20% on a buy-and-hold) but you'll see an additional $3-$6k on average in CC and the ability to keep it off of your DTI/Personal credit along with hopefully no more hard inquiries on your credit (many lenders will accept/perform a soft pull).

First things first, when assessing property managers, it is crucial to prioritize their ability to collect rent and manage delinquencies.

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