$XXX,XXX is to be paid at the time of delivery of the deed in cash, or by certified, cashier’s, treasurer’s, or bank check(s).

So we purchased a three unit for cheap and renovated it and put tenants in it and we are now ready to refinance it.

I found properties that were super cheap and forced appreciation into them by doing complete rehabs.

@Klint Ruud I would recommend he start with a rental, where he puts 25% down in a cheap market.

I can't say I'd really considered the dilemma before...and the solution is so cheap I wanted to post a reminder up on BP.

I think we are blessed to live where we do in a great cash flow market.If you are interested, I do offer a paid mentoring session (it's cheap) and there I can tailor advice to you, open my books and contacts, discuss my mistakes, and answer whatever questions I can for you.  

I would recommend lights and cheap sensors. 

You should be buying the property cheap enough that you could resale it for a profit without even touching it.If we add up your purchase price (173k) plus closing costs (3k) plus your repair costs (8k) we have 184k.  

I bought it super cheap from a motivated seller.

I personally hate them because they are cheap construction quality, cheap products used and limited on size and layout.