You may use a mix of hard money loans and partnering up with others to handle those upfront costs.

Obtaining valid ID and proof of income isn’t hard; for buyer prospects, swap proof of income for a pre-approval letter and/or proof of funds.

At one of our areas of mixed use, no residential is allowed on the first floor. 

At first he wanted to do an informal Letter of Agreement, but I declined.

I let them run to the end of the year as m-t-m, then send a rent raise letter, usually for $25 or $50, on or about Nov 1, effective Jan 1. 

An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

Austin’s a different beast..there’s a mix of tech money and old-school homeowners who appreciate a certain flair.

@Benoy Varghese When I take over a property I send a letter to the existing tenants introducing myself and telling them where to send rent and provide the necessary information regarding my policy for dealing with maintenance issues.

They have sent me a letter in the mail asking to buy my lot for almost double what the local values are so I'm not sure if this is a scam or just to good to be true.

Cleveland will have a lower cost of entry and higher cashflow, Columbus a higher cost of entry but probably a good mix of cash flow and appreciation.