I've driven by the place and the building itself seems to be in good shape, might need to get painted but, no major strucural damage. 

Hi all, My husband and I have been looking to buy a duplex where we can occupy one of the units and rent the other, but I have some reservations on what otherwise seems like a great property and wanted to get your thoughts. 1- There are about 70 registered sex offenders in the zip code, the overwhelming majority of whom have been involved with children under the age of 14.

@Ronald HarrisVA Loans are probably the safest way to invest with no money down that I can think of.There are a few caveats that I know of though, nothing major but:1.

pretty sure the 10k is for foundation problems but it could be less than that, the house will still need some touch ups after that but nothing major

Novice investors tend to ignore the beta in any given real estate transaction when it should be a major consideration particularly when working a creative financing transaction. 

These duplexes look nice and don't seem to need any major maintenance at this time. 

The major concern I have seen is Loan to value and debt to income.

I have not done any major research into the real estate exam yet, but was wondering if any attorneys have actually taken the test without taking an exam program.

A majority of my marketing efforts revolve around distressed property.  

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