Hey everyone,
I thought of this hypothetical scenario where I would do a seller-financed deal on a property valued at $250,000. I plan to put down $100,000, leaving a seller-held mortgage of $150,000 at an 8% interes...

Pros- the loan costs for this will be less, depending on their underwriting approach (creativity and aggressiveness) then they might do the first-year interest-only allowing you to rehab and put in long term financing without having to refinance. 

Have you found creative ways to market properties when buyers may be more focused on the holidays?

My opinion is that the overall direct effect of immigration policy on any given market will pale in comparison to other factors such as the economy, inflation and deregulation. 

Go directly to  the lenders and gathar information.  4.

When you're responsible for customizing the layout you can get more creative and find extra space a builder missed out on because they wanted to include some type of flex space or amenity room or it just didn't fit their box.

Of course you have your own guys, so that saves you a lot in labor, as I’m assuming you’re getting decent quality for good prices paying them direct.

The fed did lower rates more or less directly in 2008 when they started buying agency mortgage backed securities which sets mortgage rates directly.

Basically you sell one investment and roll the money directly into the next investment.

If your goal is to get the info asap for small multis, I would go with something where it's already skip traced so you can direct market or call for that investor's preference.