So, selling sub-to, the mortgage is brought current and timely payments are made by the new owner helping the original owner's credit CONSIDERABLY!

@Brett Coultas if you're a newbie, you want to be careful of an "investor friendly" agent selling you something they truly don't understand:(95+% of agents only know how to handle owner-occupied transactions - you can verify this by asking them calculate ROI for you or Cash-On-Cash!

Foreclosure sale could sell at same price as original purchase, but with accrued interest and fees, all LP equity gone.At the end of the day, all LPs loses boil down to an issue with cash flow available and/or a decline in overall values.  

Every hedge fund is always buying and selling assets.

who is trying to sell you something on this thread..

Quote from @Dave Allen: I'm in a bit of a situationMy wife and her parents are selling a duplex they own together.My wife is trusting me to re invest into cash positive investments.We could stand to take as much as a quarter million, and tax free since we lived in the property 2 of the last 5 years.What are some suggestions for markets that would provide cashflow?

Ok, I wasn't spamming (I don't even sell anything I could spam) but I was pasting a "hi" message to new members THE SITE RECOMMENDED TO ME.

That is who they write that article for so they can sell subscriptions. 

Reason why is if you go to sell it, people are not going to comp it based on 40 year loan.

It will make the loans more valuable if you ever decide to sell them and decreases the chances of default.