I have investor friends in LA area offering temporary free housing.

Best of luck.Nick,Todd is correct and I would take him up on his offer I am just North of Cape Coral where he is at and its another Hot market. 

Do you offer such services?

@Aaron Bard- plenty of  lenders  offer  DCSR loans ...contact a  few  for  quotes ...also - dont  pay  any  lenders  at the beginning of the process 

For smaller investment amounts, we often see investors providing private loans or notes to other investors for their projects, which can offer attractive returns with the right due diligence.

Meanwhile, the sellers who are most likely to offer creative financing are normally the owners of  real estate that have issues.....condition.....low barrier/over supply market......or perhaps pricing issue, and one of these factors is why its not marketable in a arms length transaction and why creative financing would be accepted.

If you would really like to explore the sector : why not go and message 10 to 20 operators and offer to look after their property or clean their property for a month in exchange for their knowledge and details on the numbers.

You are not allowed to compound interest.If you bought the certificate from the state on a best price offer, you charge interest on your purchase price, not on the full amount of the taxes that were due, but were not paid by you when you purchased.After you obtained your tax deed, you are entitled to something called "mesne profits" if you file an ejectment lawsuit against the former owner and they redeem during that lawsuit.  

Why is the seller offering Creative Finance14.

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