Make sure your debt to income ratio is as low as possible.

How is your credit and debt to income ratio?

What is your debt to income ratio?

To be honest, I try not to depend on speculation, but I don't think we're done growing out here by a long shot and my location is pretty dang good.One main point that I'll also make, is that my expenses are HUGE living here by myself, so moving out would significantly reduce my monthly expenses by at least 300/month, if not much more, depending on if my gf lets me move in with her ;-) I would also pay off my credit card debt which costs me $250/month.To summarize with conservative figures:Refi with remodel- I break even monthly, left with under 20K to investRefi without remodel- I have negative cash-flow monthly, but left with about 30K to investSell- No cash-flow or appreciation possible, left with 35K to investMy main questions are, do my numbers make sense, and does owning a negative cash-flowing property make sense at all?

Second, some REO sales have deed restrictions that effectively eliminate the opportunity for a 'wholesale' deal.

That extra cash can be used to lower your debt or possibly buy and additional rental.

If the rate isn't locked for 7 to 10 years then I do not count it for that length of time.You will also have to factor in resale costs or refi costs or diminished returns from taking on a cash partner to retire the debt when it comes due.From my experience really small local banks will look at problem properties or problem areas to possibly give a loan.

Most of our debt is from South Bend, IN and less than three years old.

Hi Dylan,Here in California, the amount owed on the loan is on the notice of trustee sale as 'total debt' or something like that.

(You could eliminate any default penalty under the contract as consideration for the additional earnest money ;) ) Hope it works for you.If not, you may need to use the option route and a separate lease with rents paid at market rates and an option price paid as you might agree to structure the deal