In the first half of the year prices have increased more than 11%, well above the broader inflation rate.

@Deirdre Cullen I would recommend buying used furniture from Craig's List, Kijiji, Facebook Marketplace ect. as students can be fairly unpredictable and reducing the cost up front would be the easiest way to reduce your risk.

Of the half dozen or so settlement companies I've dealt with in Pittsburgh, Greg Gerlach at Ally Settlement is by far the best.

My partner might come along with me or he might decide to keep his half and refinance them.

My wife and I purchased our first property (a C-class fourplex) in 2017 which we house-hacked for three and a half years. 

Purchase price: $30,000 4 bedrooms , 3 bathrooms , 2 kitchens , 2 living rooms , Basement , Front Yard , 3 Car Driveway , Detatched 1 And A Half Garage, Backyard

Seriously, some people have poo problems or they use a half roll of toilet paper cleaning up.

So I told the seller this will take a good month and a half plus before we get an offer.

About half of our business is with investors like yourself.

The easiest money is from the insurance company.