If the market goes stale or worse yet, takes a dive, you'll be hard pressed to come up with the funds to pay that loan off or refinance it.

Matt:That long question deserves an longer answer, but I'm pressed at the moment, so lets go with the Coles Notes (Cliffs Notes for those of you south of the 49th) version.  

Also, depending on the tax bracket and age of the seller it might be worth exploring the option of the 400,000 being paid  as a consultant days during certain revenue benchmarks  or occupancy benchmarks bench marks being met.

I was hard pressed to find a roofer, because a zillion people were doing the same thing. 

Bad manager, goodbye cash flow,  Bad manager would be hard pressed to kill your appreciation. 

If he does not take my call or return my request for a callback today, then I will have the Tulsa detective pay him a visit and begin the process of me pressing charges.

Very different for financing, you will be hard pressed to find a lender that will lend here with less than 25% down because of the pending litigation. 

Keep pressing in!

Just wondering, Isaac...do you know if they made a full court press to participants to increase credit card limits?

Additionally you would be hard pressed to get a loan for the purchase price AND the renovation costs unless it was some sort of government backed first time home buyers loan and then you would not be able to sell for a few years.