That shows real estate can be possible for anyone; in my opinion, I know everyone has unique and challenging situations, but in principle, anyone who can follow some basic budget fundamentals can save up enough for a down payment.Grateful BiggerPockets continues to bring more people into the industry!

Current owner is willing to break even on the purchase price however, in my opinion I think he should consider 5 or 10k less then the purchase price considering the amount of repairs he neglected over the length of ownership.

Quote from @Raymond Kalonji: In your opinion, what would be a reasonable minimum credit score?

I have noticed quite a few posters lately that are requesting help, opinions, prices and information on their properties where a good answer would require either the square footage, the location or both....and they provide neither.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

Thats just my humble opinion though.

This is not even just an opinion, it's an objective reality.

In one of our development projects, the City staff asked us to remove 40 units from our concept plan.This wasn’t requested by the City Commission at a formal hearing, it was the opinion of the staff.Our original concept already proposed fewer units than the current zoning would have allowed.Here’s what erasing 40 units means:- 40 fewer homes for buyers- Over $1M in lost profit for our team- Fewer tax dollars and impact fees that could’ve benefited the City’s infrastructure & servicesWe gotta get betterEveryone wants more affordable housing, but not everyone wants to do what it takes to achieve it

I'm interested in knowing your opinions, experiences with this strategy and any advice.

You can do better (referencing the latter).Just one opinion.