Retail Buyer - Less than market value = dealLease Option Buyer – Buy at market value with terms = dealLandlord Buyer – Good house rent ready less than market value = dealRehabber – House will have increased value due to the rehab = dealKeep looking and learning!

I have an opportunity to increase my business with rentals.

Further still, It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain credit, with jumbo loans( >$400k, I believe) even tougher to come by.

These are just a few of the hundreds of parameters that must be taken into consideration.

Not only are there more renters, but I think the odds of getting better quality renters have increased, just simply due to the simple laws of supply and demand.

It will take time.Time and steady on-time payments will increase credit score.

and even though you are making a mtg payment, the 5.8% interest rate is minimal in comparison to getting a possible 15% return (or possible profit share to increase ROI depending on how you structure if you decide to lend your money as a private investor).

A landlord buyer wants a property that will make money, is a good buy for the money, and property that will be typically is easy to rent, and a property that is good shape, needs little to no work, and pretty much move in ready… Another Investor needs to make money… Either by buying the property way below value or by being able to increase the value by doing upgrades to the property.

If taxes were extrodinarily higher in one area, then that means the expenses are higher, not lower, thus the 50% rule would have to be increased above 50%, not down to 40%

From your experience, does combining parcels (filing a plat) reduce or increase property taxes?