They did such a beautiful job with that piece of property.

I bought this beautiful SFH (for myself) across the park from my kid's elementary school but was still able to make a basement rental unit the entire time I lived there, covering most of the mortgage on the property.

It's great that you have knowledgeable representation -- that's super-important.New stuff is always daunting but you never really learn to swim until you're in over your head! 

Purchase price: $170,000 Cash invested: $17,000 Our 3rd investment, a single-family home turned duplex by converting its defunct car garage into a beautiful studio apartment!

That's the beauty of the REI world: lone wolf or pack mentality, there is a lane for you. 

Then again, that's the beauty of house-hacking - it enables you to stretch your budget yet lower financial risk.

There are sometimes benefits to working with the listing agent directly, but remember they have the listing agreement with the seller so they will just end up getting both ends of the deal, so you mine as well have your own representation.

BEAUTIFUL!!!

That part of the country is certainly very beautiful and close enough to large cities to have a vibrant economic engine.

We proceeded without representation, and the day we went to her office to sign the papers she also presented us with an inspection report that the seller had bought so we did not even think to order one on our own.