Once the new house was completed and our personal finances were more known, then we entered back into the buying mode. 

I am a real estate agent, getting back into it after 4-5 years off.

One trick we use sometime is take a water hose from the back of a washer machine...

Just rip them up, dry out and lay back down!

You can get an FHA loan with 5% down, assuming you're going to live in the property (for at least 1 year).Deal 1: My back-of-the-envelope math (assuming 25% down) says you may be able to cashflow ~$180/month.

. $10K after closing costs and holding back a reserve fund will leave you about $5K for a DP.

Originally I was assuming the lender would do it just like they did for the first one, but I haven't heard back :xAny advice is greatly appreciated!

Other times we need to look at the income approach, or we can look back at a longer period of time until we can find a comp and then adjust for market increases. 

Didn't have cash back then.

I am doing a carry back on a property I am selling.