If anyone knows the Virginia market, this property is located in Petersburg, VA in case that influences your feedback.I have negotiated subject to and owner financing to purchase the deal using the following structure: I will pay $8k in cash I will take over the existing $59k mortgage payments (28 years left) of $506.70/mo PITI paymentsThe owner will wrap the remaining $8k into a second 15 year mortgage of principal only payments of $44.44/moTotal monthly payment $550/moThe Deed of Trust will transfer to me at closingI will sell the property via Owner Financing to a tenant buyer using the following structure: Purchase price $85kPay $10k downI will finance the remaining $75k for 10 years at 10% interestMonthly payments of $1000/moBuyer may cash out anytime after the first 5 yearsTenant buyer covers repair costsDeed of Trust transfers when tenant buyer cashes property outBasically this strategy is a way to get all my money invested out of the property and avoid typical rental property expenses to keep all of the cashflow.

They see median home prices running $600K or so, and those are influenced by all these cool developers ripping out the old and put up brand new crazy-gorgeous glamorous homes -- literally million dollar homes in some cases.There are several houses in that area, very similar, same everything, that have been fixed up (in their current size and floor plan configuration) and flipped for around $285K or so. 

However, advice such as you can't go wrong long term paying retail price for RE definitely seems questionable and influenced by his being a realtor.

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Age and condition of the property, quality of tenants, and frequency of turnover all influence this cost.  

...also @Lane Kawaoka is a solid influencer on the island, always with the good advice!

Their circle of influence and sphere will utilize them to invest and the license can be used effectively.

All these things will greatly influence the strategy you take.

It doesn't help that the National Floodplain maps are outdated and universally acknowledged to be "politically influenced" (as certain neighborhoods in Houston demonstrated).Maybe it's a bit short-sighted but with plenty of solid places to invest (major cities with booming job markets), it makes pulling the trigger on Florida an unenthusiastic choice.

It might be missing some features, but you'll be able to influence development to better fit your needs.