that is valuable information if you plan to raise capital for a note business.

Born and raised here.

Born & raised in the dc area lol. 

I am looking to start small either in commercial or residential (if the numbers make sense).I can handle all of the necessary research/comps, underwriting, and generally making sure the deal makes sense, but looking for some guidance on raising the equity piece of the capital stack. 

.- New owner is highly likely to raise their rent.Help me understand your logic on this please!

Value comps are about 540,000 my debt is around 385,000. my monthly net CF I’d about 1,500 haven’t raised the larger u its rent in over a year due to wanting to retain the current occupants. 

Q: "are you going to raise the rent?"

Homeowners without representation are likely to be foreclosed on much quicker compared to someone that does for obvious reasons: they don't how to defend themselves in a foreclosure proceeding, they don't know how to raise arguments in their favor, or how to negotiate.

And even then, those really experienced folks are able to raise capital by hiring intermediaries (aka brokers) who are specialists at putting together the capital stack (equity/cash from the LP/investor + debt/lender + co-invest from the GP/developer). 

It raised a couple of questions in my mind about the risks of wholesaling, namely the implications in the event that you assign a contract and the buyer backs out.It seems to me that Paid at Assignment would both:Result in committed assignees, otherwise they would risk losing the money they paid the assignor, andProvide the assignor with a significant cash cushion against breach of contract if they cannot locate another buyer prior to closing, and ultimately decide to cancel the contract with the property owner.But this raises another question.