Finding durable products at reasonable costs. 

Only the house 5 down with the same sq ft is literally worth 100K more because the neighborhood actually changes in those 5 houses. 

I did not like the first two candidates so we are still working on bringing in the designer.I actually think this is a great way to keep accountability going. 

You could structure the deal with seller financing to bridge the gap.Possible offer structure:-Purchase Price: $170K - closer to actual value-Down Payment: Low or zero down to conserve cash-Interest Rate: 3%-5% - or better yet, 0% if the seller will agree-Monthly Payments: Interest-only or deferred until the sale-Balloon Payment: Full payoff in two years when you sellIf he wants $200K, you can still make an offer of:-$170K purchase price + $30K as a second lien due at closing-Seller carries $170K at a low interest rateHe would feel closer to his number, but you still keep within reasonable investment limits.2.

Is there a demand clause where they can call the loans for no reason?

I'm actually considering that Sub To community now.

This is to prevent actual spammers from blasting our PM system.I've lifted your ban.

Brokers and sellers need to be able to envision you as a good operator for the business, and they have to believe you can actually get the deal done.Your initial outreach should not get into numbers.

Hence the lot on which the house resided was taxed at a 45% discount based on actual value, while the tennis lot was taxed at about 4 times what it should have been by value. 

I wasn't really sure how it would pop up, but don't see a reason to risk things and complicate my cash-out.