Martin,People live near freeways all the time and for literally years.

Quote from @Josh King: I have 2 rental properties I paid cash for years ago and I have never borrowed against them.

Quote from @Michael Baum: Hey @Bret Ceren, I did a survey last year (I think) where I spoke with 10 lenders.

Probably needs a new roof within 2 years so that's on top...  

That’s the lowest hanging fruit in my opinion. leverage the lenders money and have great cash on cash returns… move out after a year and then repeat the process.

Then the seller is holding a note for 5 years.

That said, it's nearly impossible to find a decent option under $300k in those locations.If you have an apetite for rolling the dice and saying "I'm so glad I bought this ten years ago!"

Quote from @Gregory Schwartz: A local agent recently got sued for calling an old client who was on the Do Not Call list.

Hey Ryan, welcome to the BP Forums.Three properties in a year is really impressive,congrats!

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