As far as financing goes, there are conventional loans specifically for first time homebuyers that you can utilize to put 5% down (giving you the advantages of the conventional loan with the desirable low money down aspect of the FHA).

Try to understand your market by looking at comps and rent in your desired area.

I recently had this conversation with my CPA who specializes in real estate and he advised me that a simple subpoena will pierce the corporate veil of any LLC, despite what LLC firms may pitch to you on their initial consultation. 

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I am sending in an offer for a home on the market currently. My buyer is an investor and flips properties. The listing agent asked what my buyer is purchasing for. Do I disclose that he wants to flip the property?

@Wesley ThompsonVery true, the hard part is finding that perfect 2-4 unit property within budget in your desired market. 

Purchase price: $185,000 Cash invested: $36,000This is a simply brick one family rowhouse in a desirable residential area of Philadelphia with a hip downtown area within walking distance.

He is a GC who does most of the maintenance and renovation on the rentals managed by the PM firm I am affiliated with.