It sure is interesting, don't know if we will find out any other details.I guess we are just happy our offer was legitimate and accepted.Roller Coaster Ride was no extra charge.But honestly, it makes things difficult if you are doing what you can to obtain housing and your offers aren't properly considered, we had no idea what was going to happen the second time around. 

. - Yes I could make extra payments from the ranch revenue and pay it off in 10 years and have another free and clear house.  

., but using your numbers, building out at $300 s/f doesn't leave a very good return once you back out closing costs, realtor's fees, and carrying costs. 

It would have helped us out a lot to be able to save extra money,” Garcia said.Read more: http://www.wfsb.com/story/28602838/ct-woman-falls-victim-to-real-estate-website-scam#ixzz3VtaICCqRhttp://trove.com/a/CT-woman-falls-victim-to-real-e...

This really changes how creative you can get.They could carry a mortgage for 20,000.  

I was hoping to be able to get the seller to pay the closing costs if I paid a little extra for the property. 

The residents of the area do not make enough money to charge rents approaching the mortgage and carrying costs of a middle to upper middle class home.  

That amount should be enough to pay first months deposit on a new place, some money for moving expenses, and maybe a little extra cuz you're nice.

BTW I like buy and hold investors much better as they typically can pay a bit more for property since they don't have to carry it vacant.

I'm going to evacuate my rental income after 1 year and see if the extra work is worth the return.