I own no real estate and my credit is above 700. i have around 30k to use for a down payment. but maybe there is a first time home owner down payment assistant backed by rthe US government.

Now, I need private or hard money to do the rehab but no one wants to be in 2nd position after the seller.

Thanks for sharing, it this continue yess no one knows

you had to bring up  year old thread to suggest a solution to someone who likely is no longer looking?

Then the answer is a hard NO....

This is not to say you can expect an Agent to catch everything and we are by no means inspectors or contractors, but anyone helping you purchase a rental property should have a basic understanding of rental standards to put out a good product that will attract a good tenant. - Lastly, if you are looking at real estate as a long term buy and hold strategy, you have to look beyond just cash flow.

I would say no matter who you choose you will need to manage the manager to make sure things are going well.

Typically you want the debt with the property and putting that debt on your primary is generally a no-no unless its short term.If I were you I'd pull out 70% equity from the rental property, go find another house under market value to fix up and force appreciation. 

I have some thoughts to your question:1) Maintenance service plans (requires agreement with preferred vendor, or if you have maintenance staff, through your company)2) Landlord liability insurance through third-party insurance providers (note: this is in addition to a Dwelling Policy, which the owner should already have)3) Lawn maintenance service programs (requires agreement with a vendor for agreed-upon pricing, or if you have lawn staff to provide this service, through your company)4) Fee in lieu of security deposit (requires agreement with insurance company that provides this service)5) Increased inspection options (e.g.

This InvestorLift requires an upfront $5k non refundable and looks to me like there is no option for inspections....curious what others take on this site is.Thank you in advance, I'm fully committed and learning daily...love this site and it's members