You are at mercy of the HOA, unless you can find a way to control/influence the HOA.  

All I’m saying is, use your own judgment, do your own due diligence, do fair and balanced research, steer clear of naysayers because they eventually will instill more fear in an already big step to invest in yourself and if you let other people's opinions influence you, you can just stay in that same spot and be in the same situation, so be the strong committed person and move, do something.

One of my mentors told me "Don't be a pessimist, Don't be an optimist, be a Realist"Stick to factual evidence, data, & avoid emotional attachment to financial decisions.A second thing he told me, "Understand & respect the power of human emotions & how it influences behavior, it is very predictable.

They key is to commit to the area and get to know the centers of influence in the area and that includes the local business owners, HS and youth sports coaches, political reps, pastors, non profit coordinators, housing authority case workers, and yes... the drug lords, pimps and OG's to a lesser degree.

Cash back at closing.These two men, who I respected, who were an outside influence from the words I read in books...

The first year set it aside for learning all the aspects of being a RE broker: market inventory, contracts, sales process and creating a sphere of influence. 

By being here and posting you're surrounding yourself with the influence you might not see IRL. 

They like making both sides of the transaction which will help promote your low offer.Keep in mind the Listing Agent influenced the seller somewhat with respect to the listed price and your low offer negatively impacts the credibility of the Listing Agent. 

Well- whatever I might have said that docked points from my Influence rating for my first posting, I did earn 4 points for that last posting-Anyway, best to you!

Great company and local operation that does things right.Toledo is notorious for bad operators especially when it comes to contractors so the BRRR approach when investing out of state can end up in disaster.Just had a 1hr call with an investor that was going to purchase a property for cash and site unseen.A "reputable" realtor in town influenced him to buy without doing an inspection.Just by looking at the photo's, we could see a lot of problems with the property.Stay diligent and focus more on the people rather then the deals themselves.Much success