Hi Jason,Welcome to the community!

Creative FinancingFinancing can be a challenge in tough economies, but several creative strategies can make deals work: Seller Financing: Negotiate with the seller to finance part or all of the deal, reducing the need for traditional loans.

What's the average commission in the zip code offered?

Specifically in SC, though, I would check two things - 1) see if the ATI exemption applies and actually quote the taxes for that particular property on the county tax estimator tool, and 2) get a ballpark quote from your insurance partner on the particular property.

If The Millionaire Next Door was written about anyone, it was written about Abu.

The plan is buy cash and then refi after the work.Thanks!

Hello all, just made my account here on the site to get some advice.

It's good that you have the HELOC option though.

If your tenant is consistently avoiding communication and not paying rent, eviction might be a necessary next step to regain control of your property.

Pretend there are no closing costs, etc, so they just have the $200k that they’ve been eagerly saving for years to buy their $1M house.