There is no substitute for knowing your local market.

There is no substitution for meeting potential property managers  and other team members in person,  as well as seeing the areas for yourself. 

Include a substitution of collateral clause so you have the option to move the debt to another property, a subordination clause to secure 1st position financing, and reserve a pre-payment discount.28) Paper for Personal PropertyFind the cash you need by creating a low-interest note secured by a property you own.

Is there anything that can substitute for owner financing or something maybe more desirable in the eyes of the seller and at the same time still creating a win/win situation?

This may be a unique and/or under exploited Buy/Hold niche so I’d appreciate any feedback the BP community may have.Even though I’ve done a ton of research, I believe there is no substitute for hands on experience therefore, I’d love to network with investors who have experience with this strategy or even partner with investors interested in the concept.I became a BP fan about a year ago by listening to the podcast and I am very excited to chat with and exchange ideas with the members on this site.

there's no substitute for a good real estate agent.

Feel free to substitute properties or modeling assumptions into this logic.The investors on BP that keep the snowball rolling create equity via adding value rather than just purchasing cash flow.  

My husband and I are retired with pensions and I substitute Teach for District 60 in Waukegan, Illinois.

Three weeks later I received a Substitute Trustee's Deed.I offer $1000 cash for keys, and deduct from it the cost of what I consider intentional damage.

Would your agent know about "subordination, subject to, principal mortgage, interest only, seller participation, payment skip clause, discount early pay-off, fully assumable w/release of liability w/o qualification, substitution of collateral without pay-off upon sale."