And folks from the mid west would say 3 to 4k  and some would say 5k with most folks thinking these days 10k is enough.. and then just as you say work the math backwards at 300 a month which is pretty tough to make if your max leverage and you have your answer of how many houses you have to own and manage.

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast host @Dave Meyer want's to help our community learn by giving real life examples of deals folks from our community have purchased or are considering purchasing by reviewing these deals and walking through step by step how he would think of this deal!

Skipping ahead many months, I'm happy to report that half of the equity wiped out by the lien was recovered which made a big difference for these folks who were looking to retire.We purchased the house when my wife was 8 months pregnant.

I wont describe it as I dont want to give any of the bad folks ideas or how to..

I've spoken to a few folks and decided that selling the note is not a good option for me.

I don't get why so many folks forget about the one of the oldest listing platforms around.

Easy and low cost.Simple for folks to access.

We need folks like you more than ever. 

Do folks here just let their contractor handle it?

The folks that do that work know what they can charge since your basically captive  IE the house wont work with out a new line.