You'll want to get prequalified and know exactly what you can afford because the market is super competitive and you'll need to be ready to make offers quickly once you find something you like.

You could offer to clean up junk for free and see if neighbor would want this.

If you know the details for something other states offer please share it here.

Hey Adam- If your builder has done new builds that were financed, he should have insight regarding who was lending on those projects. 

Their coaching is not cheap, but I think the thing that separates them from the one-time seminar gurus is that they offer a series of classes designed to deepen their student's knowledge so that they end up with a well-rounded education, versus what you can get (and retain) out of a single 3-day fact-filled seminar.

I imagine there are a lot of 3/2 that probably sleep 8-10 and if you can offer a slightly larger bed count and a cool game room/theme room you can differentiate yourself a bit from your competition and get some extra revenue through slightly higher rate (extra person fees, etc) as well as an overall higher occupancy. 

When you put less down you do have PMI but the PMI offers a lower rate which most people do not know.

Either way, you could bring in a money partner for the rehab and offer a percentage of the profit when you sell or pay them out through a refinance.

I am open to new ideas and would love insight on how this sounds or some other things I may not be thinking about.

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