We found a small duplex within our price range and found it worth it.

A fair interest rate for seller financing typically ranges between 4% and 6%.

As such, there's a wide range of quality in Martis and probably a range in $/sf.  -$600/sf houses (or even $400/sf) are definitely not out of the equation. 

Tags: Kenosha Wisconsin fsbo agent realtor  Legally you were never expected or bound to offering the commission.Now you can simply only pay the selling agent, and the buyers agent has to inform the buyer that they might have to pay - in an ideal world....The risk of not offering to pay the buyer side is the buyer can tell their buyers agent to skip houses where they would have to put out for the commission, it may result in less offers on your home.It is now ultimately up to the seller, but in a for sale by owner.... you are not signing any listing agreement with a listing agent so, again the buyer's agent would need to pay the agent.If you are an agent selling your own home off-market FSBO, check your state laws on disclosure etc.

We were super lucky to have hit relatively low rates (15-year 2%-3% range) that we would not see again today.The Dallas property is now rented, giving a almost zero cash flow over a 15-year fixed mortgage, until the recent HOA increase pushed it into the negative side slightly.

You're probably looking in the $400- $500k range.

Rates currently range from the high 4.00% - mid 5.00%'s depending on the asset / borrower / location. 

(You can't move earlier than a year and get another primary residence.)If you buy a 4br in the $500k range and put 5% down, that's likely $3300/mo or so.

To give some context, my budget is around $300K, so any recommendations within that range would be especially helpful.Looking forward to your advice and suggestions!

I have been in the 70% range before.