Don't have anyone in my family or friend group involved in real estate investing, so I'm excited to learn and network here.About MeI currently live in Old Hickory, which is a suburb of Nashville, TN.

I was able to pay my mortgage  off when my mortgage loan when it was about 10 years old with a Home Improvement loan at that time for 1.99% I have learned recently that the Bankers are trained to withhold anything that might be considered negative from you. 

I’m a 20 year old from Philadelphia looking to jump into real estate investing.

I’m a 20 year old from Philadelphia looking to jump into real estate investing.

That's how jobs work, except in the world of slimy gurus. 

So it sounds like a straight cash offer would fly.here is the Oregon one  look up Washington oneAs used in ORS 646A.702 to 646A.720     basically what is says is if you buy a property in foreclosure and U flip it you have to give the old owner a % of the money you make on it  there are time lines and %  calcs in these laws.it was for this reason I stopped doing this.. now if you buy at trustee sale or sheriffs sale this law does not apply just in pre foreclosure and these were enacted during the mortgage crisis.. but they remain on the books.. 

I know a little old lady in Nigeria....

Hello Ivan, I see this thread is a bit old now but I am curious how your rent control situation was addressed.

The properties are less than 30 years old, they build them and have maintained them well over the years.  

A house I recently renovated had through-the-wall units that were around 8-10 years old.