A moderate 80s update in Houston may not match Indy, so leaning on someone who knows the local buyer pool can save a lot of back and forth.All the best,Johnny

Seller financing joins me at the hip to the buyer.

I had a few houses that lost about 30k in equity overnight in the area (had been considering selling to do a 1031 into some new builds, but that turned into a less attractive idea after the equity drop).

One of the investors brought the buyer to the table (my personal opinion was that the buyer did not have financing but I went along with it because that is what the investors wanted). 

For owner occupied homes, the typical buyer is NOT analytical.

I'm seeking advice on scaling my real estate portfolio and attracting potential investors.

I love the idea of fix & flip right now @Abigail King, especially right now here in Chicago and I am sure it is similar for you in central Illinois -- it's winter so there are way less buyers and if you can get under contract soon you can likely rehab over the winter months and hit the spring market!   

The idea was that the buyer we were financing to would fix the properties up BEFORE moving in.

I've never invested in commercial real estate but the price they want to sell for seems very attractive.

I am super attracted to the idea because I love to fix and flip, and the emount of money to get started is so much less.