Asking price is 400,000. 7000 sq. feet.Building is 3 levels.First level is retail space that is currently rented at $2000, but lease is up in a few months.2nd & 3rd level are lofts, that consist of 3 units.

Is this consistent with what everyone has experienced?

I felt this is a good strategy for passive income as well as retirement income constant, consistent cash flow with finding, buying and renting under valued properties.

My understanding of FHA 203K loans are that they are not available for non-owner occupants.Assuming this is correct why do I consistently see multi-family dwellings listed on the hud website as being 203K eligble?

It can be tedious but if you are consistent the responses usually start coming in after awhile.

This is consistent with the liquidity preference that bond investors place on short-term debt instruments.

I'm pretty low maintenance and fairly consistent so he is ok with the lower commission.

I used discounts consistent with the 'old' regimes (HMI, MCB) based on historic accepted bids with similar attributes (product (SFH,condo...) type (UI,IE...), seasoning, comparable size, etc.)

This, however, was consistent with what was happening at the time.While I think the bias is for rates to move up somewhat over the next 24 months, I do not think there will be enough gas thrown on the economy to merit any substantial moves.

It is consistently puzzling to me how people can spend so much time "learning" about real estate and so little time doing.