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That’s sort of like asking what is your budget when traveling somewhere. It really depends on so many factors. Generally speaking tho, the way everything has doubled and tripled in cost, expect to pay a lot if you want a turn key property.

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Did you know about the roof situation from the inspection? That’s something that should have played into the purchase price.

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I did and got 6k in concession (issues found: roof, closet with mold that was an easy fix cuz it was the roof, mice issue, need new stove $200, need new fridge $300) these were the issues during the purchase everything else was later

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