This is primarily (Read: exclusively) by using them for long-haul (European or Asian) airfare in premium cabins, paying careful attention to redemption rates.

One option to consider to gain more equity on the back end is a European waterfall; investors get a pref + 100% of proceeds from equity events until their capital is returned, after that point you could potentially have a more favorable split than with a traditional waterfall, say 60/40 or 50/50 instead of 70/30.

I have spoken with the building commissioner and it seems like no building inspector is willing to just go out there and walk around and give a list of things that need to be brought up to code.

Not all transactions are commissionable so I did not make that assumption in my initial response.Make no mistake about it, there IS risk to the lender .

,Ikea (if available in your area), has double sinks in a compact form. they usually also work with their vanities, but to gain space the plumbing is really strange (end european size) and not sure if their setup will pass code inspection everywhere.P.S. sorry to jump latter but your threads are so educational

Retired Army Officer, Bank Examiner, Commissioner of a large PHA, Board of Directors of community non-profits, Real Estate Broker.

I would file criminal charges against the manager with the District Court Commissioner.

If your ducks are in a row, brown county commissioners are straight shooters.They will ask you on the stand how the notice was delivered and your time table on the 5 day.

Lot's of wealthy Europeans are buying U.S. properties.Is it easy?

My thought is to get a line of credit and use it only for acquisitions, and then immediately refinance the investment properties I purchase with their own mortgage.My thought is that if I use cash as a bragaining tool (the offers I make will llok jus tlike cash offers to the seller) and buy at a discount (foreclosures, pre-foreclosure, master commissioner, short sales, etc.), then when I refinance I can get most of my money or all of my money back out, effectively buying with $0 down.