I didn't feel like it was fair to appraisers.

It seems like you would get a bunch of tire-kickers, but for $30/mo. it shouldn't be too risky.

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I just don’t know if I would get “tax advice” from a bunch of Investors.

I was thinking $25,000 but that doesn't leave me a whole bunch of room to negotiate.

There are a bunch out there...

With that said though… many times I offer multiple offers… There is almost always a way to make it a deal if they will play along… So I say simple things like… “Let me think it over and see if it will work for me”… or “let me think it over” then when I have to say no… it is as simple as “I don’t think it will work for me” or “it is not quite what I am looking for”… My “No’s” are very generic… I don’t give a bunch of reasons or explanation of how I made my decision… Also, I must say… My marketing style that gets people to call me is not “Im here to help” it is “I buy houses”!

Screen your tenants properly, and don't give in to temptation. keep them on a fair, but short, leash, and make sure BOTH parties abide by the agreement.

, --but the monthly payment is fairly high for most people and the house is large for most renters.EDIT: I just realized that a loan of $356K @ 5.6% 30 yr.

I am also in Pennsylvania and fairly new to investing.