In the event there is massive deflation he would simply walk away from the loans and/or offer to deed the properties back to the owners.

I would recommend one of those two options if the investors would just cut one check and don't need checkbook control.

He's responsible for paying it back and should be looked at as if he was pulling it out of his own checking account.Anthony - For the cash you need from him, I would simply borrow it from someone and pay a flat return (15-20% ?)

We renovated the properties and the cove completely redoing the properties themselves and adding fences to cut off walkways and cut-throughs from other neighborhoods and apartments, planting trees, shrubs and flowers, painting the brick to bring vibrant colors and generally raised the "look" of this area from urban decay to urban renewal.

This is simply to be worked out between the realtor and the investor.

It is simply easier to given them title and to do a DIL or foreclose if they quit paying.

You need to ensure that there is still this profit potential left by the time they take their cut of the deal.For the the most part, I don't trust many of these "turn-key rental" companies, but if you can find one with a good track record -- and if you are knowledgeable enough to vet the deal yourself -- it's possible that these returns are accurate.

The seller would get their cut, you would get your cut, the end buyer would get the property.Now its likely you will need to bring funding for the first transaction.

Or you can simply sacrifice your ernest money and walk away.

Further and even more simply, there is more inherent risk in condo finance than in other types of residential real estate due to the CC&R's.