The unique layout allows one to view Row By Row.Sort of a  A 30,000 ft View of whats on the table for this neighborhood .It is a minimal look to simply demonstrate numbers  - Cash , Repairs, ARV and Rent returns if property is held. 

I bought the house through a real estate auction that was held by hud.

If you did this and either held it for a year (I️ believe that is the standard, but I️ would confirm with the banking institutions you want to go with), you could then refinance, pay off your land contract and pull cash out if appraisal came back higher.Your original thought process is correct in that a bank wants the 20% (I’ve seen closer to 25-30% on commercial loans until you build relationship) to protect themselves from fluctuations in value, but they also want skin in the game.Good luck,Roger

I've tried going to meetings but most seem to be held on week nights which doesn't really work for me since I work a regular job at night.

I just wanted to know if this is a widely held industry standard or something this particular investor brokered through a relationship with a local bank?

Do you think the current executive branch is held to any executive action from the Obama administration?

Most are held as multi-unit detached rentals.2.

I recognize there is tremendous risk in pursuing a development and lots of possible pitfalls, but we hit the jackpot with the location and to us represents once in a lifetime opportunity to remain owners in a prime parcel of urban city property that every person I have consulted with in real estate has agreed should be held on forever given its appreciation potential. 

So if we weren't able to keep up with the mortgage the bank would take the property but not others held in different LLCs?

. Joint or total ownership of a property that is held in the name of a corporation or S-corporation, even if the borrower is the owner of the corporation; however, the financing is in the name of the borrower. Obligation on a mortgage debt for a residential property (regardless of whether or not the borrower is an owner of the property). Ownership of property that is held in the name of a limited liability company (LLC) or partnership where the borrower(s) have an individual or combined ownership in the LLC or partnership of 25% or more, regardless of the entity (or borrower) that is the obligor on the mortgage. Ownership of a property that is held in the name of an LLC or partnership where the borrower(s) have an individual or combinedownership in the LLC or partnership of less than 25% and the financing is in the name of the borrower. Ownership of a manufactured home and the land on which it is situated that is titled as real propertyType of Property Ownership NOT to include in Financed Property Count: Ownership of commercial real estate. Ownership of a multifamily property consisting of more than four dwelling units. Joint or total ownership of a property that is held in the name of a corporation or S-corporation, even if the borrower is the owner of the corporation and the financing is in the name of the corporation or S-corporation. Ownership in a timeshare. Ownership of a vacant (residential) lot. Ownership of a property that is held in the name of an LLC or partnership where the borrower(s) have an individual or combined ownership in the LLC or partnership of less than 25% and the financing is in the name of the LLC or partnership. Ownership of a manufactured home on a leasehold estate not titled as real property (chattel lien on the home).