@Kim McGrathI highly doubt you will do better than 8% as land is very difficult to get financing for right nowWhat is the property worth?

Can still be difficult to sue though.A decent percentage of the time this can also be due to low-demographic tenants trying to take advantage of ownership change by claiming, "they don't know who to pay rent to".

I have bent over backwards for a particularly difficult tenant and it has not worked out well.

One also does significantly better local so between those two things, dealing with the more difficult landlord laws are worth it.

It will be very difficult to cash flow with the condo if you do a long-term lease and most condos do not allow short term leases.  2.

, so I was wondering how difficult that is to pull off without a contractor to handle the construction and permits.

@Barry Taggartit's difficult to tell anything from what you shared.  

It seems like this is highly shark-infested waters, with lots of scams and scammers, and the actual information is difficult to obtain...

Additionally we've found several local lending partners with credit unions that have supported and provided funding for unconventional and difficult property types to finance. - Costs and Returns : In overly general terms the cost of doing business in Oregon, (especially on complex property types) is more manageable in Oregon in comparison to let's say...California?

I have found locating a competent trustworthy contractor is the most difficult challenge to success in flipping properties.