Have you considered offering buyer incentives like buying their rate down?

If you buy locally, will your expenses be higher than if you were renting?

In my head I'd want to buy a property cash or creative terms with a private money partner for the home and maybe a 2nd partner for the furnishing and start-up funding.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

You can study them as well as play around with numbers to help determine what an appropriate buy box for you would be. 

That said I am also reading that a higher price to rent ratio may indicate areas where it is more attractive to rent than to buy.  

Buying carefully will increase chances of success. 

The local bank allows me to purchase 2-4 investment units with a 30 year conventional loan + renovation loan for all fixes with 20% down The renovation loan is kept in an escrow and paid to the contractors as the work gets done.Anyone buying 2-4 units and doing it this way?

The concept of a home warranty is admirable… but the execution has always been lacking.You won’t catch me buying one ever againAll the best!

I don't personally buy assignment real estate  but I am on countless mailing lists.