At the end of the day, it really depends on the borrower profile, and their priorities as they relate to time, fees, etc. 3.

They can get away with it is because property prices have been going up in a much less crazy fashion than in the US or Canada and other parts of the world and they're much lower mainly because of the supply - demand equation, which actually is the silver lining.

It really depends on how many units you manage, where you are listing them, and what features you need/want. 

It really depends what your goals with REI are.

But I guess it just depends on what you're doing and what you need.

I respect your many years of experience Jay but want to bring some perspective from the other side of the table.In a corporate office which is running 10, 20 or even 50 projects at once (depending on the firm size), what is the benefit for the Architect to drop their other projects to jump on yours quicker?

These have a much higher CoC ranging from 18-30% depending on how involved you are, the property specific and its execution from a design/amenity standpoint to management.  

Again it depends on your goals. 

However, this depends on your lender's specific loan terms, as some treat LLC transfers differently.

If you catch these at the pre-foreclosure stage as slow pays or initially in default all the better as the bank has less in collection expense.You can still work out a discount but even buying at the payoff it can be profitable depending on the property value.You can practically force a lender to sell as it can fully indemnify them as a full payoff as demanded, continuing with a foreclosure becomes a rather vengeful act by the bank to punish a borrower, they don't want to go there.