He says he already has a few buyers interested in buying it from him, as is, for substantially more the we are getting it for.

I have money saved to make a substantial down payment but I would appreciate advice on how to get approved for a mortgage to finance the rest?  

Sheesh, that's substantial vacancy my man!

Experienced syndicators of 100 unit+ deals: what’s your opinion on property managers: should one at all costs avoid firms that have substantial % of their own properties in their portfolios (vs strictly third party) due to the potential conflict of interest (them focusing on their own propertIes much more/steering tenants to their own properties)?

@Doug DanoffSome day these "green" solutions are going to cost substantially less.

@Brennan CrickGotta give you credit ...I would personally never take that on not knowing exactly where the money is coming from and that is a substantial amount too

Mike ONLY way these types of properties go up in value is if your lucky enough to buy in path of progress and they regentrify or rents go up substantially the locals will only buy them at the 2% rule or there abouts.. there is no up side and cap ex will kill this deal.. you simply cant buy these kind of assets with no positive cash flow you will go negative in a hurry.. 

One possible option is to do so via SEPP method (which stand for Substantially Equal Periodic Payments), which is a little known IRS code also referred to as Section 72(t)2.

I have a buddy who got an amazing deal on a piece of land that was absolutely covered in junk - he got the deal because nobody wanted to deal with the junk and it cost him a substantial amount of money and effort to clear it - he didn't pay what it would have cost if it was a clear lot.

indicates that the area is experiencing substantial economic and growth.Wondering if there any BPer's out there that are currently investing in Lehigh Valley that would mind sharing some of there successes (and failures) with me!