So make sure your uses of the refinance money conform to business  purposew if you want to write off the interest.This method is commonly used in a 1031 consolidation exchange. 

The whole reason FHA developed a short sale method is to reduce the loan balance down to reality, down to what the home is worth, down to the value of the collateral at the bank accepted. if they had the cash, they wouldn’t be behind on their monthly payments.You're right I overlooked that part.

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Excited to have you in the community and hear about your journey into real estate.

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They are two different methods and there is a ton of content out there on both.Seller financing - the seller basically becomes the bank.

Also, is there any method you know of to shorten the cash cycle?

Every marketing direct to seller method out there works. 

These are fantastic methods that I never would have thought of, especially the hard money lender method.

Use the lookup function with my name and Spring lake and Journeys End subdivision posts.First step is have your local surveyor survey the property.