He mentioned he needs to get this property by end of month April or decision by, the middle of May he's ready to go.

If you were to meet them in the middle and reduce rent by 25$ a month(300$) or 50$(600) it’s as if you bought them a new appliance but get none of the benefit.

A tri level to me is where you enter in the middle level, but there is a half stair going up to one level and a half stair going down to another level. 

This includes bring the electrical up to code by installing GFCI plugs where needed, replace the fuses with circuit breakers, remove ivy, remove a chimney thats coming apart and replace the less than 3 year old HWT (moving them to the back house basement) and install new direct vent units in the front house, remove a small amount of mold from the back house, replace some composite siding boards that are broken, a few grand for new gutters (very conservative), fix a bay window sill , install 1 set of inside railings, and secure 1 loose porch (owners unit) , but Ive padded this list to 30k just in case because it really is a fair amount.The cost to get the interest rate down to 2% is 8k out of my pocket and 20k seller concession rolled into the loan. 

I’m curious about selling but in the middle with it, I know it depends on goals, I’m more of a passive guy, wanted to know what others investors would do?

Fast forward to today; a man sized 12 year old son in middle school, a newly and beautiful adopted little 5 year old girl from China, a wonderful wife who quit her job to raise our family, and dad here working all the overtime available.

That said, I think there is some middle ground.

Of course you’ll soon realize that buying a house puts you in a sort of middle class trap as well if you buy too much house.

Long time reader, first-time poster here..... Ok ok. So before you blast me for going forward with this deal without an agent, first hear me out. Currently renting in the house we are now trying to buy. Our landlord c...

You don’t want to go back to investors in the middle of a deal to raise more equity.