Personally I have a degree in business economics and it initially proved useful in the running of my business.

In my experience these are the levels of how financial fraud is doneLevel 1 - The “sponsor” is a fraudster from the beginning and the entire investment is a designed fraud designed to steal the investor's money Level 2 - The sponsor initially intends to operate legally and honestly but the temptation of easy access to money, usually fueled by addictions to drugs, sex, partying, etc. leads to the bad decision to line the sponsors own pocketsLevel 3 - The sponsor intends to operate legally but a crisis in their life resulting in a need for money leads the sponsor to “borrow” from investor’s funds with the full intention of paying it back ( which they are unable to do).Level 4 - The sponsor intends to operate legally but the assets under their management incur substantial loses; the sponsor attempts to cover up these loses by “temporarily” borrowing from one investor to pay another or submitting false results.

I imagine DSTs initiated durning 2014-2017 did well, and those created the last 2 years…not so well.

.- Goals: My aim is to successfully purchase, rehab, rent, refinance, and repeat with my initial properties, eventually scaling up to build a portfolio.Questions1.

This appeals to some of our borrowers who are more concerned with limiting their initial cash outlays than with the rate.

Because when you have the initial estimate and go over the cost you can decide if the value derived is acceptable based on what is charged.

When I initially purchased these properties, the mortgage was based solely on the real estate, with the business value being incidental.I am currently in the process of acquiring a $2 million, 5 bedroom bed and breakfast located in a downtown area in PA.

It's doable for sure, but I'd suggest having a PM initially.

If anyone could share some of their experiences, particularly on how they went about initially approaching the occupants I would greatly appreciate it!

I have an initial list of currently available properties clustered in specific areas, mostly Massachusetts, that are turn key and cash flow positive, minus some development, consisting of $260mil worth of real estate.