We are currently running close to 4% inflation, and the FED's target rate is typically around 2%. 

You will not receive any good pointers on valuation in these forums based on the information that's being provided.

I never recommend out-of-state investors buy anything for less than about $55-75k all-in or, generally, it will be in an area that has a mediocre tenant pool with high turnover and bad turns when they leave; the price to rent ration doesn't matter when these items eat up your profit year after year.For multis, it's a little different, but I typically ask them to focus on units that rent for about $500-550 minimum to have an easy time managing them and finding quality tenants. 

If I allow the recently received funds to apply toward the most-recently due payment (B), then what happens with the older payment (A) that was never made?

We have bought hundreds of loans the past several years, you cannot buy them from a MBS, they have to be removed from the security (typically due to non performing), or they did not qualify to be securitized (scratch and dent). 

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If you're thinking about turning your garage into a bedroom with a bathroom to make some extra cash, here’s the scoop based on my 20 years of experience: You'll need to budget for design and engineering costs, which typically run between $2 to $3 per square foot of your total property area, not just the garage.

The next step is to pull out some cash typically a cash out refinance and use that cash to put down on another investment property.Are you strictly using your liquid reserves/earned income to buy versus using the equity to pull cash out?

@Seth KristianNot an attorney but fractional reserve lending has been challenged in the past as have mortgagesIn most cases unjust enrichment can come into play when it’s disputed but if you did not receive the $, you cannot say you don’t owe it back.If you want a crazier case read greenleaf case in MaineThat one is actually case law (this one Daly had it overturned).Free homes in Maine forMany if they knew about it.

I know that’s not the typical response for an investor, but I do things a little out of the box, and it has provided me well so far.