For example, the unemployment rate, relatively low, is 6.5% versus MA's 3.5%It's been a long time since I was more familiar with Springfield, so I'm not sure about the impact of the casino.In general, similar to other working class cities like Fitchburg, in Springfield I'd imagine you'd fine the following conditions:- Attractive Cap rates- Medium vacancy- You're paying a realtor or property management company to find tenants (in higher end cities the tenants pay the realtor fee)- Section 8 tenants -- could be a negative or positive, depending on your view.

My team has helped many investors find house hack opportunities in Texas either through purchasing a duplex, triplex, or 4plex even in today's market where rates are higher than we'd like. 

PP is $250k, with a fixed 7.7% interest rate for 30yrs.

You can earn from the many contract set asides, tax incentives and specialized financing  that exists only because of your tenant.My funding group (DTRT FUNDING & Consulting - Do The Right Thing) funds what we call the path.. all the varisous companies and non profits that can benefit from the wide range of tax, contract setasides, funding and income generaded by that trnant becomming a productive and independant person.Would love to talk 

It's nice to find a place where people get jacked up about cashing in early retirement funds rather than call you crazy!

I think I just need to find someone that will loan me what my house is worth and charge me some super high interest rate that I don't mind paying and give me a 3-6month window to buy a new place and sell this one (which have been selling in my area within a week) and payback the loan/interest.

So for example a property you buy for $500,000 with a $300,000 assumable mortgage note with an interest rate of 5%.  

If there is anyone who has SFR here what is your vacancy rate?

How many tenants have the funds to pay a retainer fee to an attorney to handle the lawsuit?

The issue with HELOCs right now is that the rate is around 9-10% which will seriously eat into the profitability.