An experienced agent would have worked with the seller to do the repairs before they sold, and captured the forced equity in the sale.

Purchase price: $225,000 Cash invested: $40,000 Sale price: $375,000 Bought a large 4 bedroom pool home and flipped

LouisReleasing Federal Land for private sale? 

Properties with fewer than five units are classified as residential, making the loans ineligible for sale on the secondary market through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

BUT I have also heard that it could trigger a due on sales clause, bringing the note fully due at any moment.

Raising money is all about marketing and sales (not real estate specific) so either hire marketing agency and read sales books, or hop on some LinkedIn courses on marketing and sales.Not sure the legal structure to use: talk to accountants and attorneys.Need deal flow: talk to brokers and go to a lot of networking events.Lending terms: start calling banks and loan brokers.From there, it is all risk mitigation. 

So she would have earned say 5% on her $280k (from a traditional sale after commissions.)  

Each of your sales will need to have overlapping time frames (45 days to identify and 180 to close).

I'm looking to exchange a multi-use property I own in the Bay Area for a multifamily property (expected sales price $3 million) that I could potentially convert to MTR.

Quote from @Joshua Alcantara: Quote from @Peter Walther: I've found many properties with title issues wind up with unpaid property taxes so checking on delinquent taxes, tax deed sales and lands available for taxes might help you identify some.Thanks, Peter, for the info!