Talk to your HR/benefits coordinator on 401k loan process.

Essentially legging into a property for limited down payment?

Add tax benefits, reinvestment opportunities. 

These investment will require some major work, but I have found them to be stellar cash-flowing investments - even better than some of my out-of-state investments, with the added benefit that my tenant base gives me little trouble.

Now, if you are in a very competitive market, I can see the benefit of reaching out to the listing agent directly. but still, as a first time home buyer, you should get an agent.

You essentially become a cash buyer based on your line of credit and may shift things in and out alternately buying and paying.I hope this helps!

I would essentially be renting it at cost, with an extremely small to non existent profit margin especially since whatever money I would make after mortgage and HOA was paid, would have to be rolled into an emergency fund for the condo in case and when something will inevitably need to be fixed.

It was basically a "point the finger at other tenants for high usage each and every month" To their benefit in many ways I agreed with them as I wouldn't want to pay for other people who weren't responsible for water usage.

I suppose I could borrow those funds from a family member and then pay them back with the owner-financing proceeds over the next year, but then I lose the benefit of owner-financing (i.e. the interest).Not sure the buyer can wait until my listing agreement expires, as their lease expires in May, a month before my agreement.

The only benefit is the rest of the policies went down in price, and the savings of the rest was about the same as the increase in this policy.