I think her price is very low (in comparison to Cleveland) but I'm not sure - it might be generally that low in Cali.Tell what you're looking for and I'll PM you her company if it's good enoughps the first company she hired, was totally scam pps well, I guess the pricing is better in that company: the above referral has the same 10% as here.....hers is much cheaper

If you leave the $100k in the bank earning 1%, then scenario 1 will give you a better return.Note that appreciation for this comparison doesn't matter.

There are other benefits to mitigate the paying a higher rate, like ease/certainty of close (varies with each lender of course), you can close in an LLC, less stringent requirements, closing time is usually significantly reduce in comparison with banks. 

But, the benefits I've discovered far outweigh the disadvantages.Also, a comparison between purchasing within a ROTH (post-tax) and traditional 401k (pre-tax) can yield similar profits depending upon the terms, so you will need to do your own calculation.Here is an example:I purchased a portfolio of 7 properties in my ROTH IRA with partial seller financing.

The inventory on 4-6 units is always pretty scarce as the amount of those pales in comparison to duplexes.

Hi Michele,This area is growing like crazy and rents are high in comparison to the home prices, although both are increasing these days.

I attended online First Tuesday for RE Sales, OK but I had already attended / graduated from  Az School of RE and thus no comparison.

Odds are it won't be the same person that does both, however, you can probably get a solid apples-to-apples comparison of options.  

Always happy to contribute to the discussion about NZ investing or USA - though to be honest, I'm finding NZ still to be vastly overpriced with very low returns by comparison to the USA market. 

Do this until you build the $25k up to where your market allows you to be more of an investor.Here, you could be a full partner with someone else, and be buying cash flow deals in sequence.