The money is great, but being able to revive a dying property and make it a vibrant home for a new family, is truly an experience you'll never forget.Thanks for sharing.

If we didn't focus first on the foundation of our marriage we would never have made it to our current point of having a successful 19 year marriage, vibrant careers, and 15 residential rental units.Two books I recommend...

Business Plans come in more flavors than Baskin Robbins.If he asked for 1 page, give him one page.  

I also liked BroadRipples, another vibrant neighborhood, near Butler university.

One other strategy, might be hard to get, but a letter of support by your city fathers, representative, zoning board, official types for the proposed project, the Kroger guy can help with that, Freddie won't be bucking this transaction if you need to give title for them to proceed in zoning, IMO, just a little political flavor to the reality of your circumstances, that shows you will likely be moving anyway.

The DMV market is vibrant and very active, which means as an investor, there are many opportunities to take advantage of and you don't need every one of them.

By bright future, I mean 1) Population growth2) Vibrant tech community and tech jobs3) Sustainable Job growth and entrepreneurial soil.4) Great year-round weather, mild winters & an excellent lifestyle.5) Low business, sales, and property taxes6) International city7) Immigration gateway city, melting pot of all cultures8) No history of natural disasterAtlanta possesses all 8, and is known as the NY or the LA of the South. 

They offer two flavors that might be of interest for BP'ers:- Signature line of credit at prime + 350 bps (6.75% currently), min monthly payment is 2.5% of balance up to 25k limit- Visa Credit Card - 8.99% fixed for cash advance no cash advance fee up to 50k - max of 50k unsecured credit extended so 25k sig line and 25k CC is their maxIf any one else knows of low rate no cash advance fee cards I would love to hear about it, good luck!

If it appears that I just took a larger non-refundable option price, the "flavor" changes, my argument of separate and distinct is much weaker.I'm also standing on more solid ground if I have to get a tenant out under a lease alone.

I'm hoping one day, Detroit will be a leaner, but more vibrant community.