I've found a few houses with these additions or conversions and when I check with the city, there were never permits so I know a lot of people just do it anyway.

I know this is pretty obvious, but have you tried checking the Montgomery County property tax records or the property tax assessment records online for Silver Spring?

I have ran the numbers and for me, they check out, obviously I would do more digging if it comes down to actually purchasing this dealSo... my biggest concerns are that I want to get into my first property and if I find an opportunity, like perhaps this one, I don't want to miss it, but the amount of cash on hand is a concern, so I'm kind of stumped. 

Yeah I'll check that out for sure. 

That is why you must take with a grain of salt investors here who claim that they "forced appreciation" and their property is now worth "double."

But, it's not all smooth sailing – finding the right properties and managing them can get a bit tricky.If these feel a bit much right now, there are simpler things to check out.

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No more than 10 years and rates would be double digits.2.

It seemed each one had to justify their pay check or something. 

OK, I checked with Max and he says that currently Sunwest is not doing HELOCs, they are doing purchase money mortgages only.