This deal doesn't meet the 2% or 50% rule of thumb, but it has positive cash flow and is in a growing market, according to the latest 2024 Top 100 data from BP. 

Time ManagementReal estate can consume all your time with endless tasks—client meetings, marketing, and paperwork.

If that is the case, just let them take it to market to sell.You could offer to manage the property and have them to rent it out now where you pay them a flat rate every month and anything you make over that amount is yours to keep.

@Cosmo DePinto, I can provide further insight on behalf of my market.

Hi Kedric, welcome and I'm in the Atlanta Market.

I have found my market and have created my team thus far. 

To each their own.Also, this was 2020-2021 when the market was nuts and every syndicator was looking like a rockstar beating expectations on their deals.

Educate yourself with books, podcasts, and market research, define your goals, and build a team of professionals to support your journey.

Return:Finishing the basement and adding bedrooms can add significant value, especially if your local market places a premium on additional living space.

Meanwhile, the sellers who are most likely to offer creative financing are normally the owners of  real estate that have issues.....condition.....low barrier/over supply market......or perhaps pricing issue, and one of these factors is why its not marketable in a arms length transaction and why creative financing would be accepted.