I understand it might seem like a good idea skipping one and saving 6%.In my opinion a good realtor value is more than 6%, money we’ll spend..I emphasize in good realtor as in any industry there are bad and good Ive been fortunate enough to work with the best..

Hi everyone,First post on BP so that's very exiciting :)I'm looking to buy my first primary property in the Columbus OH area (budget of $100K).

What would you recommend as a decent budget option?

It would either free up money for another down payment on another unit or give you capital for improvements And a capx budget.  

Spend your energy hating or buy a house to live in while you fix it up;) your choice.

For example, no matter how much money you have or investing you've already done, the question of when to *spend* money with no return other than taking care of your family or yourself will always be there..So, I am just wondering how other people have handled similar situations. 

@Chris Rendall All depend if you purchase in cash you can pull your equity up to 70% of appraisal value or what you spend on initial  purchase.

My budget is between 250K-325K.

I decided to leave the tenants in place until they left under their own conditions, because I knew that whenever one left, I would have to spend $10k to bring the unit up to a condition that would attract the tenants I was looking for. 

Spend $10k on the rehab.