Compare that to when the driveway was put in.3) If your driveway has been there for at least 14 years, you can try to establish ownership via adverse possession law.

Then put in The Sweat Equity looking for deals.

@Ling Chen As long as you live in the property, you can finance 96.5% (put down 3.5%).

If they are not there, I would have them made by someone who knows how to do it and put some some screens up in front of the windows. 

I am in DC right now so will call the wife and ask her if her brokerage put out a memo today. 

When I approached motivated Sellers I would give them the option of selling the home to me, or I could put it up on the market and get them full retail price for their home.

Like mentioned before, most investors are looking at creative financed options for deals right now in the area.Creative finance, putting a lot of cash down, or house hacking can all be viable solutions.

I found the deal, put together all the pieces - financing, mgt, etc and my partner brought the downpayment. 

There is another post in this forum with some books you can read and plenty of information online and in these forums that you should read.Here is someone who also puts out great content: Aleksey Chernobelskyhttps://lplessons.substack.com/8591d169

@Jeff Miller$40k in equity most banks will not allow that to be pulled, as they have strict loan to value requirements.Whether you put properties in or out of a LLC, does not matter who owns it, but if you are seeking to get bank financing for acquisition they will want 25% down.