My biggest conundrum now is I want to be my own GC because even when I play with smaller numbers they’re still out of reach for me to be able to attain this goal and afford the monthly mortgage with taxes and insurance.

Another reason is I would like to hit the ground running.

My first question for you would be what your experience is? I

Primarily it is because he gets credited with "writing the book on notes" which his hardly is. I

Finally my closing thought is, is there any downside to moving HSA banks I may not have considered?

well if I ever make it to the Smokies to see what the draw is  I will rent a condo then :)  I am just guess but I suspect folks that go there want to be in the woods and hear the birds and maybe some local mtn views etc.. or some sort of privacy they never get at home out east were there is not very much public lands close to where they live in the big city. ????

What I will say is I would make sure you ask them how much they will finance.

I can make the numbers work is i put down 85 percent but was wondering if anyone doing 25 percent is still making a lot..

Difference is I have way more debt.  

I tell all buyers to not trust my ARV and repairs since they have their own contractors and idea of what they think value is. I