We worked our tails off and grew our entire business using private money almost exclusively.Either way you choose, I totally commend you on taking ACTION! 

I wonder if stagnating rents are a precursor to stagnating prices at the tail end.I anyone else getting squeezed by rising property taxes and stagnating rents or is it just me?

Doing it any other way is the Real Estate equivalent of a dog chasing his tail.

Some horrible event could happen tomorrow that could put us in a tail spin.

You could sell a partial, and retain either a tail or split the cash flow.

So perhaps having a strong reliable stream of passive income coming in and being an expert in that particular area to mitigate the risks is most appropriate.I'm at the very tail end of my military obligation, so the first and most immediate goal is to develop some human capital so I can have a good primary source of income and then grow from there.

Assuming the buyer paid according to the terms of the note, the investor would receive the next 120 monthly payments and then the seller would receive the remaining 51 monthly payments on the tail end or backend of the note.Unfortunately the sellers passed away and the note became an asset of their estate.

The squirrel made a beeline for the treeline but was picked up by a red-tailed hawk before he made it there.... the cycle of life.

The $15,540.53 represents the portion of the balloon payment we retained, also known as the remainder interest, tail end, or back-end of a mortgage note.

I am sure there are other perspectives out there as well.Keep working at it... it sounds like you've got a tiger by the tail... keep up the good hard work.