This leaves borrowers vulnerable to rate movements, which can affect loan proceeds and other terms.Hope this helps provide some color on what options are out there! 

We also have consistent rehab processes, buy things wholesale, and have streamlined our operations to ensure that each rehab is executed efficiently and to the same standard.

Business brokerage has more in common with commercial real estate sales where you need to get a commission agreement SIGNED before you send the referral or execute any type of contract. 

Under the circumstances it's not like you're going to execute a contract with the seller and assign it to your buyer, so you may want to work out a partnership for these potential deals... in advance of the meeting.

Assuming the right bank contact can be reached (and proper assignment, etc. executed), why would the shorting lender NOT approve this?

If interest rates go up or if their credit drops just a bit, you could have just lost a few months and could also lose out on your next property.As far as the lending side is concerned, I'd speak to a lender about executing a 1031 exchange.

In hindsight, my assumption is, being that they are creating the LLC, the contract would need to be under the LLC name, which to me is counter productive because you have to wait until the LLC is created, etc before submitting an offer, let alone getting an executed contract.

IF you want to buy a vacant property, move into it, and rent out your previous home, then you would need to be able to qualify for the payment of both mortgages unless you can provide the lender an executed lease on your property. 

Hello!  Thank in advance to anyone that has some advice on helping find qualified tenants.  This year is my first year has a landlord, and I now have 4 properties.  The first two, a townhome and a single family, rente...

Unless this is a situation where you are turning the property around significantly, I'd only use the owner's current numbers to structure your offer.Some experienced buyers are paying higher prices because they know they'll be able to come in and execute their plan properly.