If the house was built in the 50's or earlier than you probably have cast iron pipes.

Hello i bought a house for 75000$ and can get a loan on it for 155,000$  My question is hypothetically if i were to only get a 20,000 Loan From the 155,000$ loan and never pay it would they foreclose on my property and i would loose it for not paying the 20,000 Loan?

House hacking a 4 plex using an FHA loan would be a good way to get in with low money down.

But do all the other houses in the subdivision have stained fences?

Warn them in the marketing (example: "This is an old house and noise travels between units.

Try looking into cities in with stable economies, strong renter populations, and where housing is below the US median value.

I’m especially interested in learning from those with experience in more expensive housing markets and from people who used really estate as a way to invest for their kids' colleges.

Found the deal myself on redfin after house hunting for several months.

For real estate investors and developers exploring Carlsbad, SB-423 offers a streamlined pathway for multi-unit housing projects.

Or, as Travis mentioned, sell your primary residence and explore house hacking opportunities, which will allow you to snowball income savings to deploy into the next deal.