Let the new buyer assume the mortgage, and do a wrap-around mortgage for the remaining balance between down payment+existing note and sale price. 

Some of the Challenges were finding a good balance of time in making sure that the business ran properly, all the work was getting done in an orderly manner and I had a personal life.

And the funds are going to be applied towards paying the balance down, so it's not being stolen from you.

Second is that it can be extremely costly in an early exit.So to be fair, if you think that sponsors using floating rate debt should do a sensitivity analysis to show various outcomes at various interest rates, then balance that with a similar sensitivity analysis for various yield maintenance costs when fixed-rate debt is to be considered. 

Pay him the balance of 2/3 only when the work is complete AND has passed inspection - you need to see the signed Permit Card.Remember you are paying him...if he does not want to do business as it should be done, then you need to move on, immediately.

As always, the market will balance itself out eventually!

I'd love to balance someone's workload for free.. so I could "learn on the job" as they say.

Personally, no hard numbers, quality of an investment is a balance between several factors, like risks, appreciation potential, cash flow, and easiness to manage, and above all your goals.

balance your portfolio so you're protected in a downswing, 40% arbi, 40% management, 20% owned you'll be fine.

Thus if you don’t pay balance the interest stays the same (almost).Also, please remember 🙏 that the investment property should be able to pay for itself and plus some money left in your pocket.Since return on equity is ZERO (check out Get Rich Education podcasts 163), utilizing HELOC is great strategy.