The age of the home suggests that it was not built to handle the extra weight.

You need understand the market dynamics and to recognize that there are multiple metrics that can contribute to your final decision about a particular property -- and that some may carry more weight than others.

Break down....Loan Amt 45k (30 yrs)Down Payment 15K (I will have to use a HELOC)Mortgage $256 a monthTaxes and Insurance $200 a monthPayment on HELOC $200 a monthProperty Management 10% of rentThis house should rent from $950-$1000The homes in the area are selling for 100K +I do have 10K in money markets if I needed for expenses, ie, loss of rent, repairs, ect.ANY thoughts, Ideas, help, or just a vote of confidence to help me get into the buy and hold game.

John, read what it says, loan OR transaction, deceiving OR providing false information, breaking it down further;false information in a transaction with the insured lender as the seller, = fraud.If you conduct any business of any kind with a bank don't be pulling anything based on or using any misleading information, verbal, written or by implication.The size or scope of the sneaky transaction is irrelevant, anything that is done that does or even could cause a loss is punishable as a felony.

The extra perceived returns do not pan out and you are left with a big headache and some unload for a loss just to get out of the area.

I think a big part of it is the loss of the family unit.

q=NYSE:TWTRMarket cap of $25B, trading at $46/share.For reference, Facebook has a market cap of $118B, Google has $339B, and Tesla has $17B.Revenues are $316M in 2012, and growing fast.Still running a loss of over $100M a year.

@Marc PflegerSorry to hear about your job loss.

What happens if the deal turns into a loss?

Seems that BP could carry some weight here with all these people coming on here on a daily basis.