Until 2018, when it was closed due to low revenue and high maintenance costs 2.

I feel like having such a low payment and rate make it stupid to choose selling the house, but since I haven't been in this position before, I thought I'd ask here. to d The other consideration you would want to consider is your VA entitlement if you are hoping to buy the next house with a VA loan.

If before getting a permit you have to dance around for Code Dept officials/ city gov and crime is thru the roof, investments will definitely be low whether real estate or other, but it should be benefiting the city officials to keep things that way.

I made a low offer and it was accepted.

The negative equity often exceeds $50k but even if I use $25k (it would be rare to have this low of an initial negative equity position), is nearly 2.5 years to recover.  

After 2 years you can apply for a “Rent consideration” (I think that’s what they called it) as long as you still live there and that may allow you to increase rents by more than the annual allowance (probably designed for unit that are very low rents).

City-Data and Census.gov are solid resources, and sites like Rentometer can give you a good sense of rental prices.After that, I narrow it down to neighborhoods with strong fundamentals—good schools, low crime, and convenient amenities.

I have seen this range from as low as $100 up to $300.Do I need to pay anything before sitting at the closing table?

I accepted a tenant into a B class rental a few years back who was making low 6 figures at the time as a union boiler-maker but had NO CREDIT SCORE!

Using a HELOC or home equity loan on your personal home could be a good option, especially if you can secure a low interest rate and manageable terms.