You will be hard pressed finding a lender who tells you they have never had a deal fall apart due to a low valuation.

It’s definitely not a low price range for entry though, that’s your Midwest market.

My wife and I are tossing around the idea of selling our current home and buying a duplex, moving into the vacant side so we can purchase with less money down and begin our investment journey.here are the details:Sale Price: $250,000both sides are 3 bed 2 bath with one car garagethe listing says the occupied side rents for $1,100location i would classify as high C low B, mainly because everything around is rentals.2853 Hemlock Ct Cape Girardeau MOThoughts, Advice would be greatly appreciated!

It really depends on your goals, experience with REI, and level of PM you want to handle at that age. 

He brought me $500 in bills for leveling spacers and thinset and redguard/crack prevention.

House hacking remains the unfair advantage to safely acquire properties at low cost to enter. 

Would you consider investing in a growing area with a low CoC % - say 5% or lower? 

I was a Mid level IT manager at Intel for 23 years.

So surprised by the level of interest and how much we could charge for rent!

Yet with rates higher and banks paying 5% ON CD'S why take the risk with such a low cap?