In exchange, he gave her a small rent discount and even helped her relocate some of the larger items.

They even sent someone from the city to the house to tell us to stop operating it as a STR. 

The reality is that you will not find that in the seller finance space, and even if you do, there will be virtually no discount. 

Even though we live in earthquake country, this was a new experience for us.

Hi BiggerPockets Community,I’m looking for advice on breaking even or generating positive cash flow with my studio condo in Prospect Heights, NYC.

@Rachel Jane a lot of issues here to consider:1) Does the condo association even allow rentals?

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

Quote from @Joshua Janus: Cleveland, Ohio is a great market to focus on for cash flow and specific pockets have gone up 2x and upwards of 4x in the last 5-10 years even!

@Daniel Baker What do you mean by breaking even??

Id keep looking if it was not an approved short sale ( even an approved short sale takes a very very long time and theres no guarantee that you will even close on the house after months of waiting). q1)There are plenty of non traditional lenders that could offer you construction financing if the numbers make sense but it will cost you with points and a higher rate.