I grew up around Winston, and with speaking to some of the agents that I know that are working up that area, it is still and extremely interesting market with plenty of people putting their hands into the pot.

@Samuel Metcalf- sounds like you have a FHA loan as  PMI is permanent in most FHA loans ....I would ask  the bank that holds the loan for  refinance  options and then shop around to see if there are  any refinance options that  make sense ...if not - live with the loan you have  but be  ready to refinance  when rates drop 

I would mention to them that you are looking to build a portfolio- a constant source of deals normally entices small banks.I would think is the safer route, rather than holding the property under your name where you have liability from a number of different angles.Likewise, if you are having trouble securing bank financing, you may want to look into a bridge loan, prove out the income for a year, and then circle back with a bank.

But the bank usually still exercises their right to enforce the DOSC because title changing hands meets the bank definition of a sale.

Hello all new to the forum,  Jim Rohnn,  Rich dad Poor dad ect , BP podcast reader/ listener My name is Joshua i have a house  13 years and a w2 worker married with 2 girls native of Colorado,  would like to invest/ buy and hold  properties. 

Identifying a d purchasing properties that are undervalued due to under market rents caused by owners with a lower purchase basis that are terrified of losing tenants and raising rents, will definitely provide you with immediate upside appreciation when adjusting rents to market rates as well as covering all your holding costs and a cash flow reward every month. 

Some people are very sensitive to smoke/second hand smoke and will select a building that specifically is non-smoking.

I’m open to single family or multi family long term hold.

For example: If I bought a house for $200K, and the quote to construct the very same house in the same location is $300K, then the value of improvements should be considerably high ($200K) and the value of the land be considered negligible (closer to 0).Of course this helps depreciate more improvements in the life of the property, but I would like to hear your thoughts on whether this logic would hold up with IRS in the event of an audit.What do you think?

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment in Jacksonville.