They are great, make a ton of heat, look nice in the fireplace and all, but you gotta have the wood.

I'm looking for a lender that will move forward in financing the remaining 70-80%, in 1st position, alongside a seller 2nd of 20-30%, totaling 100% CLTV.

You look inside every unit and talk to every tenant, are they happy, are there any problems, etc etc.

so new investors looking to cash flow = as difficult as everexperienced investors looking to build wealth via equity = still possible

I would look to stabilize and scale.

Hey fellow BP members,I'm looking at a potential deal and wanted to get some feedback.

Portland was just an idea, I really was looking for advice about just investing out of state in general.

I'm looking to sell a mixed use building, with commercial and residential units, in San Mateo.

As others mentioned, look at what other debt you have and make sure the highest interest debt is paid off first.In a perfect world, you'd figure out where your money would make the biggest bang (ie the most money) and put it there whether that was a paying down a mortgage or investing in something else.

I appreciate it and will look at new construction!