It can be price or unique amenity or your personal charm! 

I have personally seen the "Deed in Lieu in escrow" tactic with two different private lenders in Louisiana.

So I don’t have to reinvent the wheel every time I hire a new person.

Hiring a lawyer sounds expensive, but it is way cheaper than hiring a amateur (in this case yourself) who costs you money and provides no results (and then you need to hire a professional anyway).My personal philosophy is to "do it right, or do it twice" and its way cheaper to do it right once. 

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

@Raif Jochim I personally like having my primary paid off.

I know this is an older post, but are any of you interested in meeting up in person and getting something going? 

I believe Alexandria city allows it but portions of Fairfax county do not allow it. i would go option 1 personally. 

As a person who has lived most of my life in metro Detroit, all I will say is be very, very careful. 

Now were back to a mare normal world where a person has to have that skill of forecasting, analysis, ability to "read the tea leaves" for where it's all going and if todays acquisition makes sense.