The properties are trashed, and not worth much. 

Purchase price: $68,000 Cash invested: $70,000 Sale price: $195,000 I purchased a long-term rental property from the MLS that had multiple contractor issues and significant delays.

Utilized a low down payment loan, maxed seller credit, tax proration and closed on the 1st of the month to maximize my cash and acquire this property What was the outcome?

Bonus 4: develop a list of questions you want to get answers to before you do any opportunity.

My wife and I are very interested in investing in another property as we are eager to expand our portfolio.

I am one of those premier agents, just not in your area, but I can vouch for the service.At least… I think I know what I'm doing… 😛You can also just contact the big box real estate for brokerage's ask for their broker who deals with listing investment property.

Some of the most expensive and difficult properties in the country (and world) to develop were vaporized into potentially un-developable lots.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Bankrate, the big perks of an FHA home loan are:Lower Down Payments: They typically require a smaller down payment than conventional loans, sometimes as low as 3.5% of the home’s purchase price.Lower Credit Score Requirements: They’re designed to help buyers with credit scores that might not qualify for conventional financing.

@Brett K. we manage in Class C areas, so have to deal with this a lot.Options:1) Boardup - pretty useless as easy to rip the off and advertises the property as vacant.2) Armor Guard door frame reinforcement with temp double-key deadbolts.

@Ajay Bodas Transferring a 1031 exchange property from a revocable trust to an LLC can be done, but timing is crucial to avoid IRS scrutiny.