Your situation is very different from most. 

They're very different thankfully so it feels like there's always at least one who's acting like a normal human being...A defeasance is something that happens on commercial properties when a securitized loan (like a CMBS [commercial mortgage-backed security] or agency loan) needs to be paid off early, either when you're refinancing or selling your property that has a loan on it.

Best of luck.

It's the same skill set but the financial returns and community impact are exponentially greater for everyone.There’s no reason that we can’t and shouldn’t be the ones revitalizing our communities instead of outsiders OR worse nobody at all.There are less opportunities in smaller towns and who is in the best position to truly understand the needs of the community?

The absolute best way to avoid taxes is not earn income.  

I was their best option.

In my opinion, once you know the rates for a specific deal, the best practice is to underwrite base on the upper threshold of the range for similar deals to be conservative.

That information seems to be very important when doing things like volume prospecting.

We experienced real estate investors tend to look at most “guru” type training/mentorship as, at the very best, inadequate to provide the new investor with a reasonable pathway to success.  

Hey, I’m looking to connect and network with private individuals who lend money on real estate deals. Do you know of any good websites where I can post my deals?