, then I don't see anything wrong at all with what the county did in tying the repayment of that money til any time the house is sold or rented.They are basically suggesting that their DPA program was solely meant to be a one time interest free loan that would eventually have to be repaid at a later date - UNLESS you lived there forever.At the end of the day, it was still an interest free loan...... so she did good.

When I calculate 3% inflation in TI (Tax/Insurance) and maintenance, matched by 3% increase in rent, it turns out that the cash flow is ALSO well leveraged to produce 8% growth.

I am not interested in tying up property that I currently own free and clear.

I agree, the vein of this thread apprears to be buying solely for market appreciation vs. buying solely for cashflow - not variations of each like buying at a discount,Neither in tis thread or the original one did it define apprciation as "market appreciation".

We are in lease negotiations on a great building, the ownership group is only willing to put in a certain amount in TI.

The after repair value could easily be $1mil or $1.2mil....but how to protect the investment by managing the risk involved in tying up $500k for 30 years?

First, those in another business, such as rehabbers, or buy and hold investors, may in the course of their business come across a property that fits the criteria for profit but due to some circumstance may not wish to or be able to purchase said property, buy can foresee a profit in “tying up” the property and selling the contract.

All of this, no matter who we learn from is only as good as what YOU'RE willing to put it in.  Ty