Down payment funds may seem tricky to those who get lured in by the countless con artists on social media selling the notion 100% financing using other people's money is easy.

Here’s why this market is so ripe:1️⃣ Mom-and-Pop Sell-Offs at Huge DiscountsA lot of these properties have been in the same family for decades, but now the kids aren’t interested in taking over the business or the real estate.

its highly risky for most mom and pops to sell on sub to.. and its simply not a way for those without substantial wherewithal to buy property and keep the seller safe..

Individual High Net Worth Borrowers (With Prior Experience As Multifamily Debt Broker): We have a few mom & pop clients who previously worked as multifamily debt brokers at major shops like Berkadia, CBRE, JLL, Walker & Dunlop, Etc.

Heck even culinarily the restaurants that are popping up are impressive (which I take as a great sign of the people and businesses that it's attracting). 

Using criteria like price-to-rent ratio, pop growth, employment trends, and wage growth, relying on multiple sources (PropStream, Zillow, Rentometer, FRED) to calculate averages. 

It seems like a lot more of these lead-gen groups are popping up. 

Not to sound like I am falling in love... but after that call, the idea of buying a condo with a FHA really popped into my mind. 

., whatever) it pops up another offer right on your face (meaning, they keep trying you to whatever cross selling, it is really a simple sales tactic, a psychological trigger to urge you to a decision to buy something). 3) Close the damned pop up, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and check anything on the footer that says "Privacy Notice - Terms of Use - Disclaimer" (It will be active and linked to another page, if it is underscored on hover of your mouse) - I went for the sweet "Terms of Use" - this is either a bought or internet stolen general legal terms twisted a little to fit their business verbiage façade (but you will see many errors of any kind), and here is the thing: legitimate businesses are really verifiable, and provide legitimate links!

I remember seeing it pop on and going "no way, that's priced ridiculously high."