What are the advantages/disadvantages of buying a property (duplex) and having the seller hold the note as opposed to conventional financing? Is there anything I need to watch out for as the buyer?

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Newport News.

Purchase price: $110,000

Cash invested: $50,000

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
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Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Newport News.

Purchase price: $110,000

Cash invested: $50,000

House was built in the '50s, smoker had lived there for decades. Ne...

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Newport News.
Purchase price: $145,000 Cash invested: $50,000Good solid home, needed a bit of work, added 1 bathroom & mud roomWhat made...

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Do you think that starting with Flipping strategy, growing money, earning more so i can invest more, and than moving to buying properties for Buy and Hold.With the money from flippin turn to buy and hold and rent for ...

Hi Friends,I am analyzing a deal for wholesale and wondering how I estimate holding costs if I don't know the rehabber's financing. This could vary significantly.

Hi BP Family,Father keeps telling me investing outside of your area (out of state/city) and hiring a property management company is a ridiculously bad move for a newbie investor. His reasoning being you must BE there ...

Hi All,I know it's standard practice to count a certain percentage (I've heard 10%) of the rent you get from a property as going towards repairs.  However, as I'm sure everyone is aware, these can be very "chunky".  Y...

Hello, I am trying to pickup my first buy & hold (first real estate investment period)... I have some potential properties, I have some people who would lend hard money based on the deal alone. My only problem is ...