Do they always run a title search or do they just play the odds?

It seems that there are some silent cap rate factors at play here that people are forgetting .

The advantage is you are all on a level playing field.

Obviously building conditions comes into play but you need to look at the operating expenses & the current rents coming in.

This is where a trusted team comes into play  Plenty of better investments in Milwaukee to be had if you look.

Family has stated they would not mind renovations and would prefer for it to stay in the family although I am slightly nervous on how this would actually play out as my grandparents built this house in the 60's and we have tons of great memories there.

If you are a street performer playing a saxophone and someone walks by without giving you money, do you keep playing and wait for the next passerby or do you chase after that person like a lunatic and say "don't like saxophone?

Research the hell out of anyone who will play a role in buying or not buying a property.

If you go in offering a price you know that you're not going to commit to and play on the sellers urgency/distress, I hate to say but I'm glad it didn't work.

I recently moved back home to the Northern VA area after forgoing playing overseas for a SE role in FinTech.