I would be curious to know how many investors are really purchasing residential real estate deals with owner financing...The idea of owner financing in the context of a residential property has always seemed to me to be a bit of an urban legend; something promoted by so-called gurus to new investors hoping to get started buying deals with "other people's money" and no capacity to get a loan from a traditional lender.Let's consider the the most basic version of owner financing:  Buyer agrees to purchase property from seller. 

If your current HELOC lender has an introductory rate you might even be able to raise the limit of your HELOC to enter into that promotional rate and lower it even more.

On the positive I have rights to market myself off the property so I have signage on it that promotes my wholesaling on a high traveled road. 

Like a monthly amount for logo placement and promoting

Performance based structures are typically reflected in the waterfall and promote investor confidence, but a reasonable management fee can be an overall good thing for a project. 

I might get a promotion!"

Wisconsin area stating that last year they started a rent promotion program where if tenants have a certain amount of volunteer hours logged with a list of pre-approved organizations in the city where the rental units are, that they got a 10% reduction in rent. 

Can you explain what BREIT's "promote fee via up preferred return and waterfall" means? 

More options promotes competition and is great for consumers, but it's also more to sort through.Prior to setting anything up, be sure to acquaint yourself with the prohibited transaction rules.

And the contacts I would make during these seminars would be absolutely invaluable.As for which seminar program to attend, there's only one hard-hitting, serious choice for committed professionals, but I can't say what it is here, or I might be accused to promoting a specific product or brand of seminars.