I am buying properties with traditional financing 20% down from a big bank (Wells Fargo).

@Kyle DoneySo I purchased a home in Portland hoping to make it pay for itself and am actually making money and am really torn between expanding my "furnished rental portfolio of 1 :)" or turning to traditional homes or multi-family residences.While my market is different than yours, the best way I have found to determine the market is to look at VRBO.com.

The house was just finished last week and the tenant moved back with her family, after having to pay to stay somewhere else, and pay to have all of their items cleaned before going back into the house.

Have just a couple items/questions (really there are sooo many, will limit to two) to sum things up: -Got my "Sacramento" key word dialed in!

I have a non-traditional idea for real estate investing.

Some COAs will have budgets for every big ticket item that's going to wear out and can pay them out of the monthly fees while others will hit the owners with a special assessment.

You should put a financing and appraisal contingencies in the contract for the new home.4- Assuming you (and your family) are going to live in the new house there are a whole slew of other items for you to consider ie: school district, neighborhood safety, travel time for work, etc.I wouldn't worry too much about getting a deal on a house I'm going to live in unless it is for a very short term.

I try not to let my list get too long and suggest not putting off the big items as they'll stick around for a long time.3.

Many builders and developers can't seem to finance larger acreage developments and multi home tracts using traditional bank financing, and most of the developed land that was developed prior to the real estate crash of 2008 was absorbed in the last 5 years by larger nationwide builders.

@Derreck Wells traditionally all leases survive a traditional sale.