It is NOT a 'pay your money, here's your course and see you later' situation.This is a group of likeminded individuals that are all working towards the same goal and are happy to help each other grow and make it too.

They are brutal in all of South Carolina, but specifically in Columbia.A $1,000,000 investment property would be paying over $28,000 year just in property taxes.#1 tip I'd give if you're buying existing (or building) is to call the assessor and ask specifically what the new assessment will be after improvements.

See the illustration below (click to enlarge).Goals“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”

., Purchase Price: $475,000 ($197.9/sq. ft.).Estimated Market Value: $402,000 ($168/sq. ft.).Financing Terms: 2% interest rate, with a 9-year balloon.Unit B Income: $2,049/month (Section 8 tenant through November 2025).Unit A Income Potential: Similar rent or higher; Section 8 cap for the area is $3,234/month.Monthly Loan Payment (P+I): $1,386.Cash Flow Breakdown (if both units are rented at $2,049/month):Gross Rent: $4,098/month.Vacancy (10%): $410/month.Operating Expenses (37.3%): $1,376/month.Net Cash Flow: $943/month.Key QuestionsWould you be comfortable paying an 18% premium for financing at 2%, especially in a market where current mortgage rates are closer to 7%?

However, this would force them to move out, lose their current rental income, and have to pay rent off their limited salary. 3.

1) an investor will pay the least for your house.2) An assumable loan will only help if you owe at least 8-%, preferably 90% or more if the sales price for an owner occupant who will pay the most. 3) it’s been a VERY slow winter.  

Or offer it as a premium for paying members?

And in the same complex later built units had individual heat pumps and hot water heaters which the unit occupant pays. 

., overall portfolio stability or income growth).Be cautious when setting pay expectations.

If the goal is to become a full-time flipper/contractor, then doing tighter jobs can help build momentum for a business, that will pay dividends well beyond just the specific house, itself.