You could also take them down yourself and wholesale them if there's enough meat on the bone.

I can afford the down payments, I just have the feeling my debt to income ratio will catch up and banks will eventually not want to lend to me. At

The contractors doing the work need a place to sleep, cook and do laundry.

Buying new to avoid maintenance issues is a steep price to pay especially when a bad tenant can ruin the new carpet in a matter of 6 months and cook with excessive grease and cause your new appliances  to look very used in no time.  

I'm going to figure, however, that at the 30 year mark the FV of those 15 years of additional cash flows will have earned me at least what I would have paid in taxes.

John,I have owned 3 brokerages over the years.. my primary interest was for newer agents to bring me deals or work in a team environment with me at the top.. 

@Hans Cooke That’s awesome Hans!

This year has been a year of major change for me.  At

This year has been a year of major change for me. At

@Sam Cook I am just across the river in Ohio and do.