Assume 8% mortgage rate and 30-year term.

.- $500 - $1,000 flat rate breakup fee, payable only in year 1.This very simple, but higher headline, fee structure better aligns incentives.

The CMA is right on the sale price - My payments to the seller includes a 25 year amoritization rate, so my monthly "mortgage" to the seller(300k with interest) is greater than their current mortgage. (200k with the same interest rate)- Going the regular financing route (25% down) is not desirable since I would need to dip into my primary residence HELOC for the downpayment.

Above 5+ units is possible but more challenging and rates are where you would expect them..50-65%LTV will be common for higher plex units, a common workarounds is if they have a US based family member or business partner with an LLC..Some investors or lenders have specific countries of origin that are restricted or even prohibited, check with your mortgage professional. 

Also, I hear that Ohio has pretty good returns based on purchase price and rental rates. 

I recommend finding a mentor in your area whom you can meet with.

Rental rates will likely remain close to their “sticky” highs, especially after the recent corrections seen in quasi-oversupplied markets and consumers will have to pull back elsewhere.Excluding shelter, core inflation has actually been at 2% for some time now.

With about 600,000 sales records spanning 3 states we could tell with some certainty what bids would work and their statistical acceptance rate(s).

BLOC FL, CO, OH, UT, IDLafayette Ambassador BankMerchants Bank MN See Pavel UshakovMid-Hudson Valley FCUMountain America CU Utah, ID, MT, NV, AZ, NM. 85% LTV, promo rate of 1.99%.

Most of our current inventory qualifies for a 4.25 to 4.75% intrest rate and can acquired with as little as 5% down.