If the amount paid to purchase an existing note is below the principal balance or more correctly, the unpaid balance, the investor will benefit from an early payoff to the tune of the discount.  

BUT for certain rural areas it's worth it's weight in gold because of the reliability factor vs an unreliable or expensive existing utility structure. 

Perhaps they would make more money if STR was an option, however if that's not permitted in their location, no STR demand exists, or no STR PM is willing to take on their property, they may not have that option.

The other attempt at affordable is density through what they call their middle housing zoning and up zoning existing parcels. again led to building boom but still nothing sells for much less than 500k.

Are there any features you’ve always wished existed in tools you currently use to evaluate investment properties?

The purpose of my post was to make others aware of the difficulties associated with selling entry level SFH's which tend to be in neighborhoods with limited owner occupant participation and when the owner occupant participation exists the buyer pool are the least qualified of the FHA buyer pool.

My boyfriend is a 100% disabled veteran who receives $6,500 per mo in benefits.  We live in Alabama and he pays no property tax on his home here as a disabled vet.  He owns his home here outright (value $350k). He ha...

Here are some common pitfalls I see for new investors from the private lending perspective:• Insufficient Funds: most lenders are going to be able to lend a first-time investor somewhere around 75-80% of the purchase price of an existing property + 100% of your estimated rehab budget (or an 80/100 loan, for short).

Two days ago it was an investor who created an additional LLC independent of the deed holder entity believing tenants could only sue the LLC where a contractual relationship existed. 

Hey everyone,I’ve been diving into San Antonio’s STR regulations to get a clearer picture of how friendly the market is for short-term rentals.