When a municipality charges a fee they can only charge enough to cover their cost to do the work NO MORE.

I have managed to get the seller finance to 80% of the sale price and plan to have private money cover the other 20%.

Can they be relatively clean, do they have a somewhat regular schedule. 

East Franklinton used to flood massively and there hasn’t been development there until relatively recently.

I studied business administration at American University and took a lot of courses related to finance/investing.

I say pull the trigger and include a Home Owners Warranty to cover all the mechanicals and appliances.  

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Hey Jordan, totally can relate with you being from an expensive real estate market - I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

For starters, if you're going the cash-out refi route, most of the time you'll only be able to do 70-80% of the property's value, so it will be crucial to find something that will cover that.

If sellin' and using the proceeds to cover the $16k repair bill sounds appealing, remember to factor in closing costs and fees.