Keep in mind they are likely paying below market value, so giving them a small amount won't be enough to cover the new market rent that they would be moving to.3.

Remember that the investor-friendly realtors listed on here just pay to be there.

You don't make enough to pay lawyers, fines or anything else from your cash flow. 

How can I negotiate to buy a house that didn't sell at $749k on the open market, subject to the existing mortgage with cash over, seller pay the broker fee and i buy "as is, where is"?

Hi Allen,It seems odd the lender is pushing for the 10 year ARM product when you are willing to pay 0.50%.

Or maybe you can partner with someone to borrow $10,000 today to make the repairs and pay them back $12,000 in one year (20% interest).You also need to really crunch the numbers.

Whether the property is $4k or $40k, you are still paying $5k to me to sell it.It should be obvious to you why this is, but it looks like it's not.

My question is, does the fact that we rented the home exclude us from being eligible on not paying taxes on the first $500k proceeds from selling after two years?

If it is cheaper to own, you may want to buy and even if you sell in 2 years (assuming the development is finished on time), you may still come out ahead in terms of selling the property vs paying someone else's mortgage.

If I can borrow money at 6% and invest money to make 20% plus I would do that all day long.2) Without leverage you are setting yourself up for paying more taxes because your depreciation expense cannot fully offset the cashflow.