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I have heard that is extremely rare for a bank to actually do this.

I do find it extremely interesting that the flips at 250,000 are the same price it cost me to present a brand-new 2500 ft.² home.

My only reason was becuase the old ones were extremely dirty and I wanted to spruce the place up.

People who work through it all are extreme motivations for younger guys like myself!

Thank you everyone for the responses, it was extremely helpful.

You won't save any money and could easily end up at an extreme disadvantage, especially as a first time buyer.

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