Do you want to leverage by having the seller hold a 10 to 15 second so you can buy up and stretch your cash further??

As for trying to get your buyer's earnest money to use it for the earnest money to the seller, that's possible but a stretch in my opinion for most deals.

Good job @Mitzi Castiglione  You should write another post on how to stretch a dollar during the rehab of a property.

When you finally learn what properties to stay away from, how to crunch the numbers and how to stretch out your numbers over a 10, 20 and 30-year period you have better insights as to how rich you will be vs. how miserable you are when dealing with tenants.

Comps when finished have been going 130-160k and climbing.I might be able to self finance by stretching my personal finances and credit pretty far, but I’d rather get a business loan for the work.

I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination with Eastern NC, but I can say with some conviction that I serve clients that seek me out from all over the country to invest in Charlotte and Western NC and the performance of those acquisitions have been stellar to this point.

Confidence is gained through stretching yourself, and figuring out how you are going to do even better the next time so you don't get stagnant.

If you can get into a 4-plex conventional, then it's not a big stretch to move up to a 5+ MFU and get real cash-flow.

Hey Darren, putting down 50% would be a stretch for me and continuing to maintain my other investing responsibilities. 

To have a nice solid rental that will bring in $750-$800 per month.I know that may stretch your funding too much.I always suggest to new investors to just get out there and buy a lower cost home and go through the rehab process.