@Aaron Mazzrillo  its all about perception right ?

The definition of a gift is money given to another without any terms or perception of it being repaid, that would be considered a loan instead.

It is a fantastic book than I am having my wife read now since it is one of those rare "perception changing" books you only come across every few years or so.

Website pictures of houses descriptions bed bath sq ft and the perception to the public that they own them when they dont. 2. telling sellers they are cash buyers when they really are not..

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9232/55313-intro-to-section-8---your-perceptions-vs-my-realities

This could save you some money.I would avoid making any statements/offers that could jeopardize the contract assuming the deal is really good (numbers should look good without the tax credits).You probably should not share the ARV portion of the appraisal with the seller either as this could change their perception of the building quite a bit.Hope this helps and good luck with the project!

Let me know if you have questions. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9232/55313-intro-to-section-8---your-perceptions-vs-my-realities

This is true for MF with up to 4 units.The perception that it is tough to find MF deals in a sellers' market when looking at MF with 2 to 4 units is precisely because they are valued using sales comps, so they compete with single family homes.The "true" MF (i.e. 5 and more units) are always valued by the numbers (cap rates comps) whether in hot or cold market.Cheers...

I think the common perception about real estate investing is a bit dated.

I think I lost her somewhere between ROI, ARP and BRRRR.So I've throttled down and she seems to be much more perceptive.