I'd like to put down around 20% to avoid PMI.thanks very much!

Successful Real Estate Investing: How to Avoid the 75 Most Costly Mistakes Every Investor Makes: I give this book a 3.

I am trying to avoid a lawyer

Next thing I would do would be to start posting his name and his actions on the forums so that other wholesalers avoid him like the plague.

Like I said I don't analyze well or even have the knowledge to look at some of those aspects you named but I try to buy homes I'd live in, in neighborhoods I think will appreciate, that add a few $$ to the emergency fund each month.

Assuming no significant issues (such as repairs, etc.) that would cause an investor to avoid the proerty, why hasn't someone else purchased the property if they would generate a good cash flow?

We could potentially invest around $10K ourselves although that would be directly out of savings- we would like to avoid that if we can.

This is disturbing in a few ways, primarily because people assume that these people are educated in all aspects of real estate and take their word to heart.

I originated two loans in the beginning to avoid PMI.

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