I bought my first house from a wholesaler in 2004 and flipped it for a 40k profit.

We provide housing for Homeless and Addicted people in underserved communities, and in an attempt to revitalize our Downtown area, and expand our Program (part of it is home ownership and entrepreneurship) we need to be able to buy adjudicated properties, or have them donated, then have the finances to redevelop and repair them.

I would have looked more deeply into house hacking or creative financing and left the mortgage for the first property where it was.

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.

I am also type of person who always thinks I know what I want and as I age realize things change - I say this because this would lead me not to want to buy a house now to rent to move in the future - I would look at it if it worked as a good rental and assume I would not live there and if I did later in life that’s bonus

Nobody outside of our bloodline knows that the house is paid off.

If we have to pay for housing anyway, we might as well make the most of it.

He owns a house in the same community.

(especially zip codes 36109 & 36117)● Niche: Single family houses (especially that need repairs) or small multifamily properties.● Price range: Generally - houses below $150,000.

If you are talking about from the pole to the house, then that's an easy fix.