Good Day everyone, glad to find a real estate forum. My fiancee and I are on a somewhat heated debate about what type of property to invest in and make it our first home for about 4-5 years. We live in the greater Mia...

There are some great books on seller financing, John Schaub and "Fixer" Jay Decima, among them.The important thing to look for, for starters, is if your seller is a professional or not.

Chris,It is not a bad idea to buy a starter home first, then move up to your dream home in 5 years.

A condo where 45% of your business partners aren't current is a non-starter.

You might visit citydata.com activerain, realtor.com for starters.

A house recently came onto the market that was cheaper in mortgage and fees than renting, so we jumped on it.The plan before was to have invested money in cashflow buy-and-hold rental properties out of the area, but decided that throwing away rent when we could buy a very good buy-and-hold starter home in a market that I know well and believe will do very well in a few years if we are ready to move out of it -  seemed like a good call. 

These are usually starter homes that can be sold quickly to a first time home buyer, or rented while still cash flowing.  

If you want a good starter project, you may look at a smaller investment to get your feet wet.

Many people are not self starters and need to be motivated..

I don't really know how to ask questions sometimes when I'm just thinking, so I like to try to phrase it like a discussion starter I guess.