My question is that I want to start investing, and wondering how much money should I have saved besides the down payment so that I dont go under?

Maybe then if you said how wonderful it was, it could actually be believed.

Wonderful, and thanks!

I was just wondering any advice on "creative" financing that you guys talk about to finance this vacation home?

I am looking at 2BR 1 bath unit right now and had a question - this is investment property for me and wondering when i don't have tenant in this property, how much should i account for utilities and other things (i plan to have the tenant pay for utilities in addition to rent) so just want to have idea when unit is vacant, how much in addition to mortgage i have to account for. thx.

I am familiarizing myself with the Indy market and am wondering if anyone knows areas that I should target as buy and hold or buy, rehab,rent and flip to other investors.

Just wondering?

On the first, though the response was wonderful, the highest bid was way short of reasonable market value.

Somedays I wonder about my experience.

I was wondering if anybody has heard of this or done it in the dc area or anywhere for that matter?