Yes, you could easily buy a fourplex in Colorado in 2012 with 3.5% down using an FHA loan.

If you sell for a net sales price of $1 mil and buy for a net purchase price of $700K you will owe tax on the difference of $300K.BP may have a capital gains calculator you can use.  

I purchased my first buy and hold SF rental property last year and turned the property into a student rental as it was very close to a local College.

Since you know what you need to buy it at and an average rehab cost, I would say $50-70k for a cosmetic flip, set the ARV based on the sample you choose and doing comps and ask them if they would invest in a deal similar to this. 

Biggerpockets probably not the place to find someone to buy a note against a business as most of us are only real estate. 

If you don't want to put a single dollar down then you can just structure a 100% financing with the sellerHey Ko, it’s nice see you again.I’ve spoken with the seller and they want a 10% down.I think I’m going to wholesale this deal if I can get good terms, but every once in a while I come across a good deal that I would like to purchase as a buy and hold.what type of loans would you recommend for traditional buy and hold? 

I see a lot of investors buy good investments, but then they lose tens of thousands because they have no idea how to manage.

Good morning everyone, I have successfully incorporated flipping houses as a new method of investing in Real Estate after 7 year of buying and holding small to large multifamily properties.

My PPR note fund investment is a little different in that you can buy some notes from PPR and pay for the PPR notes using your Fund investment. 

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.