The awesome tenant the seller said lived there, never paid them a dime in rent and had to be evicted.  

I have a duplex free and clear worth 75k and I have 40k in savings to put down on another duplex or 4 plex however I really don't want to spend my savings because it will leave me thin but I was wondering if I could cash out 50k from my paid off property and use 40k of it for down payments on other properties?

Wish I had paid more attention to my handyman father growing up... :)@Kim Younkin mentioned on my intro post that I should check out www.centralohioreia.com. 

If it was a pre-foreclosure, the waiting period is only 2 years.

is rent being paid?

I tried to include all the pertinent information below:Rental Income: $13,200Rent: Currently has a tenant on one side at $550 per month without a lease – I’ve made it a condition of the sale that the tenant has either signed a new lease with my property management company or delivers that side vacant; other side is not rented out due to required rent ready repairs; rental comps in the area show between $550-600 (I’m being conservative and assuming $550).Expenses:Vacancy: 10% ($1,320)Property Management: 10% of gross rents ($1,188)Property Taxes: $2,065 ($905 for City of Memphis, $1,160 for Shelby County)Property Insurance: $450 per year Repairs and Maintenance Assumption: 2% of Property Value per year ($980 per year)Utilities: separately metered; all paid by tenant except for lawn mowing at $25 once a month for $300Advertising: 6% (roughly ½ of first month’s rent) $792 per yearDebt Service: Based on $49k purchase + repair price, 20% ($9.8k) down, 5% 30 year fixed is $2,525 per yearLocation:This is probably where most of my concern is coming from: Western edge of Hickory Hill, Memphis, 38115; major cross streets: just SW of Clarke Rd and Winchester RdAcquisition:Purchase Price: $42k, seller to pay closing costsRepairs: $7.5kTotal Acquisition Cost: $49.5kARV: Large range of comps in the area, best guess is $60kFinancial Metrics:Net Operating Income: $6,105Cap Rate: 12.33%Cash Flow: $3,580 per year, $298.33 per month, $149.17 per unit per monthCash-on-Cash Return: 36.5%Do you think it's a good deal?

I work on deals with (hair) on them sometimes but the sell prices are very large into the multiple of millions or higher where I get paid a lot (at least six figures) for my time.I will give you an example.

Account Closed  this can all be done BUT its not DONE WITH NO MONEY.. you need money for gas. you need money to pay for your car note ( unless your car Is paid for) you need money for your cell phone. etc etc. who ever came up with the idea that you can make money with NO money I RE is just telling fairy tales. and its also very very market driven.

Another way to go about this is getting a list of absentee owners, and pre-foreclosures.

It is best to pay down on the loan as fast as possible to get the property paid off.