Purchase price: $150,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Sale price: $350,000 Used building as a hair salon, custom garment shop and rented upstairs apartment.All remodeling work done by myself.

I don't think anyone will just give you a blank check to go shopping.

These are just some other ideas to keep in mind while you're shopping around.

Yes, deferred CapEx--but worked well as far as timing was concerned and I didn't have to go tenant shopping as well.No doubt all purchase/leasebacks may not work well because you are still dealing with tenants!

when at garage sales, I bring a book to read at appointments that run tardy or at the shop vs browsing my phone, I lift/do work before gym class starts vs just waiting by the door, I talk to the older folks after their senior circuit training, I listen to podcasts in bike class vs the same old music offered, I sweep up and clean up after myself on service calls and usually address something else while there, I smile and listen and am genuinely curious about the other person in conversations, I have no consumer debt or shiny new toys or gadgets, etc.

You can't do much about the taxes, but you can shop around for a good insurance rate.

From Investopedia:"Credit agencies recognize that shopping for a mortgage results in a single loan (and not multiple new lines of credit).

Any guild lines I should follow when shopping for the best rate on an investment property?

Devan Mcclish do you shop East Nashville?

If you don't want to shop, have a mortgage broker do it for you.