The key is to buy well and not stretch ARV's to make a deal work.

Key Bank has been very easy to deal with.

“House - hacking” is what everyone says hat they’d do first if they could start over again, so ... you’re onto something - but there’s no short cuts - one foot in front of the other - study up and best of luck.

And once you know why you're going over, the recommendations are generally pretty obvious.The key is that you need to keep metrics and data...

The building inspector shows up and has now placed a Stop Work Order on my front door.In addition, she apparently also called the Board of Health and they came to inspect the property.

But really its what ever makes you happy .. if your happy saving all your money and such.. then that's your right to do.if you want to spend every penny on your car and cloth's and live in an apartment and have 200.00 in your savings account with 50k in CC bills that's your right.. for me personally a good safety net of cash is what makes me happy along with some key real estate bought an Paid for and what I choose to be extravagant with others would probably think its nuts or not necessary..

Cash for Keys, 3.

@Grant Stucki As you cant tell, you're going to get opinions all across the board.

I have a wonderful day job here in the city, but view real estate as a key component for generating long-lasting wealth and greater stability during retirement.

If you do cash for keys, how much do you typically offer and do you scale down as the time frame gets pushed out?