If you think you are going to continue working with this person on an ongoing basis it could make sense. 

That will go a long way toward determining both your up-front repair costs and your ongoing repair / capex allocations. 

Purchase price: $365,000 Cash invested: $20,000 2 bedroom, 1 bath Duplex located right on route 140 by the Franklin Train Station.

The "on the job training" was priceless. 

I have gotten some wholesale training videos, cold calling training videos.

This allows your seller to reduce the buyer's ongoing loan cost (monthly payment) considerably."

It would be nice to learn from someone else’s ongoing experience.

I am a resident physician paying high rent in downtown indianapolis and have been looking at the idea of buying a property in the 200-250k range to live in for the next two years while I finish my training and then rent out once I am finished and my salary increases substantially.

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Also, we really like building ongoing relationships with our guests that bring them back to Copper Top each time they think about visiting the area.