That would be the absolute limit of my compassion.

No place in business for emotions, compassion is a personal weakness best reserved for injured animals.

To answer your question, I allowed them to move in and turned the other tenants away due to my compassion and empathy for their situation.

Compassion is a mental handicap.She is not your problem, either buy and put her on the street or move on.

How it holds me back, is that when you hold a license, you are, or at least from a moral compass, should be held to a higher standard and follow the ethics of a real estate licensee. 

And I am sure as we get more and more properties, then we will be less able and less inclined to do those things.But end of the day I think a little bit of compassion goes a long way to maximizing profits. 

My friend told me recently that BBVA Compass Bank also offers HELOC at the same rate. 

Compassion yes, but at the end of the day the rent must be paid 

What percentage ownership you'd get for that is up to you to negotiate with them and it can vary widely.In my opinion, there are probably a few more opportunities for you to find little or nothing down deals with single family homes (there are four loans here in my market that are nothing down for well qualified owner occupants on single family homes: VA, USDA, Key Bank and Compass Bank).

Compassion will be a investors down fall.