A charitable contribution, just like any expense, lowers your Taxable Income...dollar for dollar.  

Don’t be afraid to ask for lower rate, especially if you find the house or FSBO, in writing in the agreement, and that additional fee they’re charging would just make me angry.

Many investors from markets where the numbers don't work, are choosing to invest in the midwest because of the yearly returns making more sense in these lower priced markets.

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Keep in mind, the transactional costs of selling a property in Philadelphia with the high transfer taxes and brokerage fees (althoug these are expected to be reduced in light of the landmark NAR settlement that occurred yesterday), adds additional transactional costs, especially in instances where the home was purchased as recently as last year as is the case with your home.

You can still learn investingTeam up with someone that does have money and become their assistantIf you have a lot of money and no time, either look into syndications or find someone who buys properties for people who have no time, like us.If you want to do Subject ToHave about $30,000 available liquid cashIt is Not “no money down”Borrowing from others to cover the costs for doing Subject To has serious legal consequences and is extremely risky for you, your 2nd position lender and for the sellerIt is easy to do the contract (Transaction) for Subject To, but it is very hard to do the next few years correctly.

My advice would be to focus on building a strong network within the real estate community and to always keep learning from each transaction.

You'd be surprised how  much they are willing to give in and how much sellers will lower asking with those concessions. 

For example, I have seen brand new homes for average market price or lower in Wendell with a fixed 5% rate.

I know this would likely be a touch lower since I'd be deducting any renovations or selling expenses, but just left this for simplicity.4) Added together my after tax sales proceeds and cash flow to arrive at a 10 year number of $1,255,274.Considerations:I found it coincidental that both numbers were within $1,000 of each other.