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And the big bonus is that after 6 months or a year, you can balloon the seller financing with a conventional loan based on appraisal valuation instead of purchase price.

If your deal still makes sense, and you didn't underestimate the repairs, you get a bonus when you sell.

See http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingLots of free stuff there.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/podcast/Podcasts rock!

i just closed on the last of the "conventional financing" house i can get. i have 11 rentals, 10 of which are financed with banks. i put 25% down, 30 yr. then i have my personal house under the same type of financi...

Lease Option Articles http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/category/lease-options Sub2 is a way to buy without a bank too and resell, rent or rent to own http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/93968-building-a-rental-portfolio-with-subject-to-lease-optionsSandwiches are risky, lots of pitfalls.Lease option assignments are easier, less risk, still need to be careful.Re: Dodd Frank, use a lease and a straight option without rent credits.Re taxation, the IRS could consider the lease option a disguised installment sale if certain aspects of the lease option were omitted or not performed.To avoid a re charachterization of the lease option,1.

Bonus points if you have a solution to my bird problem!!

@Georges Arnaout Lodging or rooming house is a different category.

Then there are tenant friendly states like Texas which add a bonus.

As a bonus My Rent Source was able to get me a $100 more a month in rent than what I was anticipating.