Pat are you investing in rhode island?

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Here are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus

It is the largest insurer of residential mortgages in the world, insuring tens of millions of properties since 1934 when it was created.FICO® score at least 580 = 3.5% down payment.FICO® score between 500 and 579 = 10% down payment.MIP (Mortgage Insurance Premium ) is required.Debt-to-Income Ratio < 43%.The home must be the borrower's primary residence.Borrower must have steady income and proof of employment.Your issue is that its not being bought for a primary residence and being that it is not currently a residence and would require a good bit of work its not stacked in your favor.   

I would talk to three brokers of the largest firms .Sometimes you could walk into the real estate office and ask the receptionist who are the top agents also.Generally one of them may even be in their office lining up the days work.

Hey Osei, I am in Long Island and do flips all around NY and outside states.

The largest dip in price in 40 years is 2.9% and we have been through housing crisis, oil crisis, dot com crisis, you name it. 

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Here are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus

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Hey Jerry, welcome to the world of real estate :) I am a cash buyer myself in Long Island New York.

Intel has just announced a 20+ Billion dollar investment being the largest private sector investment in Ohio's history creating roughly 10,000 jobs.