@Henry Lazerow 100% agree, rates went to high to fast.  

The interest rate you were quoted is not high.  

This Mountain Modern condominium has high-end finishes in kitchen and bathrooms including heated floors and custom built-ins in the living room.

Why not just go to a bank or private lender rather than play with that very high interest money?

There is a high demand for rentals and not nearly enough inventory.

Try looking at it a slightly different way with some quick math:$900,000 sales price$22,500 cost of purchase (appraisal, points, lender fees, title fees, etc - 2.5%)$90,000 cost of sale (10% commissions, closing costs, buyer credits)$64,000 carrying costs (6 months at 10%)$25,000 additional carrying costs (6 months taxes, utilities, HOA, misc)$100,000 rehab cost (the number used above)$68,500 profit = $530,000 max allowable offer.Some numbers may be a bit high, others may be a bit low. 

It's counter intuitive however, we find this approach to be highly effective. 

@Manny Martinez FHA monthly mortgage insurance is typically 0.85% of the loan amount, so you are effectively already paying the rate you were quoted, $200 per month on an $80,000 loan amount would be about the equivalent of a 3% interest only loan, now factor in the difficulty in finding a 2nd mortgage in todays rate environment that low and assuming the refi rate you are talking about is a fixed rate, your $200 extra per month is paying down the balance of the $80k further reducing the effective rate you are paying on the $80k, all while paying about the same effective rate on your existing balance when you combine your rate and MMI... seems like it is a good move to me or at least better than finding a 2nd mortgage.

@Bryson WilliamsTypically you would have your tenants pay their own utilities since you wouldn't want to cover someone's high water or electricity/gas bills but some cities will put a lien on your property if certain utilities aren't paid.

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