Such commercial deals are not just based on the down and LTV.You may be reading fiction. :)

My contact info is below.My whole family is a regular customer of the Great Clips at Escarpment Village.

I am hosting one in Ventura County at my office in Westlake Village.

Hopefully you can attend a local BiggerPockets meetup I am hosting in Westlake Village.

Little Elm, Providence Village, Cross Roads, Prosper, etc.Any property managers who would like a referral?

I am in Valley Village and on the border of Studio City, and a mile or two from Burbank.

I assure you, if you come to the meet-ups I lead in Westlake Village, there are no expensive books & tapes sold at the back of the room.

Usually too high, but I know people who are paying 1/10th of what they should.A couple days ago the city announced they'll be doing the first citywide assessment in decades.Detroit to reassess all property valuesThey've previously maintained the fiction that they're doing rolling assessments but they just haven't had the staff do make more than a token effort, and they benefit by leaving assessments too high of course.You can challenge the assessment, first with the city and then with the state if necessary.

I recommend folks take a few minutes and check out the Palmer Park, Boston Edison and Indian Village neighborhoods of Detroit on Google Street view ... example here: http://goo.gl/maps/HDN8T Amazing homes and many that can be had for a fraction of other areas of the country.

When I inquired why, I was informed by the Nominating Committee:(1) Because I had previously served on the Board, the Nominating Committee "felt that others owners in the village should have the opportunity to serve.someone else should have the opportunity to serve."