For repairs like roofing, siding, decks, etc expect that they will want more $ upfront because of materials which would be different than repairs that are more labor intensive and can be paired against rough/final inspection milestones.2.

I recently found you guys through some forum posts on Mrmoneymustache.com, and I found MMM through the Chronicle of Higher Education, in fact.We've owned a pair of two-flats for over 10 years now in the Madison area, and we also own a single family house in Eau Claire (where we lived for a couple of years).

Down payment funds can be borrowed, and you can pair this with a Fannie/Freddie loan, provided you structure it right and check all the little boxes.

One other thought...my first investment was in a pair of parking spaces also in Lincoln Park.

Heck, I need to locate a few pair of new winter gloves

It's like when you have a pair of binoculars that you have to keep adjusting until you get a clear view of what it is you are looking at.The key is to take action. 

I'll give a brief summary of each pair.

I'll give a brief summary of each pair.

I'd love to pair my skills with someone who has domain expertise. 2) I want to start buying multi-family and / or commercial property.

I live in Northern Virginia and have been studying the local market and how it works and I've noticed a pair of nice homes in nice neighborhoods with value going anywhere from $250K to $300K and they're both foreclosing for roughly $70K in a matter of weeks.