It's also block to block and you REALLY need to know the area.

It is in a very good neighborhood (only 2 blocks from my other property) in the southern Mississippi area with a huge yard. l'll be able to get it rented out very quickly as this area is in high demand. 

Here in MD, Block M Investments will do a 5 year loan at 16%.

One zone in midtown is ON Biscayne, 3 blocks from the Bay, and runs right between the new construction on 3 sides.

Currently tenants have to walk a couple blocks to a laundry mat.

A home I was interested in purchasing  was a few blocks from the leasing office.Working at the property office also gave me an inside look at the neighborhood.

I have this same stumbling block - theoretically I know I can fund a deal if I got my numbers right and it is a sweet deal, but you never really know 100% until you are ready to go to the closing table. 

@Ashley Martin - those are all blanket stats and good to know, but markets are different neighborhood to neighborhood and sometimes block to block. 

I built half my portfolio in the first two years after I left my full time job to pursue real estate sales, which meant I had no W2 and wasn’t eligible for typical bank financing at the time... just remember with that type of thing, it’s a hurdle, not a road block.

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