I just got the notification from the city that there is a new apartment complex that will come up right in front of my house. It will be a brand new construction as it is vacant land right now. We are wondering if the...

I moved here from Florida after seeing the projected growth.

My house hacking criteria for the last few I have done has been to buy the most expensive 3-4 unit I could with it still at least breaking even after all expenses as a long term rental.

I’ve also read that the sales contract must disclose the improvements and the names of the contractors.

The approach they use is from the old days - brow beat you into signing on, VERY HIGH PRESSURE SALES MEN, telling folks they are getting a 50% off the scholarship from $20K price tag, only available during the call.

I moved here from Florida after seeing the projected growth.

You need to have 20% or better for down payment and then as mentioned, your LTV will also be constrained by your debt service numbers. 

My background is in analytics and have worn a couple of different hats in the space - sales compensation, business performance / reporting, COGS management, and opportunity / risk evaluation and implementation.Real estate investing is the first topic in a long time - maybe ever - in which I've been truly interested in learning more.

Purchase price: $101,000 Cash invested: $10,000 Sale price: $180,000 This was my first property I ever bought.

Purchase price: $290,000 Cash invested: $20,000 Sale price: $390,000 Contributors: Peter Vekselman Partner Driven, in collaboration with Seth Choate, successfully completed a deal on Cypress Place, Los Banos, CA.