To recap, they may be homeless while you try to find a private lender and, the terms most likely will not be as favorable.Why not make a lot of money on rent and only buy one rehab house?

I guess that would be valid if we were planning on renting, getting 0% down, or being homeless, but we're not - we're planning on sticking with the traditional 20% down or maybe 15% if our lender would waive the PMI for that down payment.  

Yet on your tax returns you look like a worse-than-homeless guy with huge losses.  

The town a few miles north of me (Santa Rosa, CA) was devastated last night by a sudden wildfire.Thousands of people are homeless.Is there a way to help these folks have a place to rent as they wait for their homes to...

We were already pretty poor so when he had to stop working we became homeless for a time.

There is no better motivation than telling someone that they and their kids are going to be homeless in about 45 days if all the back rent is not paid and you receive all the rent that is due for current month.

Read more here:   US Dept. of Justice on Realtor Rebateshttps://www.justice.gov/atr/rebates-make-buying-home-less-expensivehttps://www.justice.gov/atr/competition-and-real-estate-state-31FREC (Florida Real Estate Commission) Rule 61J2-10.028 paragraph (2)The sharing of brokerage compensation by a licensee with a party to the real estate transaction (i.e. the buyer or seller) with full disclosure to all interested parties is not considered a violationHope this helps.Good luck!

I understand how difficult it is working with children with multiple diagnosis, this was how I got started in REI my family started by working with homeless kids.

Like the guy who put all of his money into an investment property and had something happen before it began to cash flow / sold, then he couldn't pay his rent and found himself couch surfing before becoming homeless.  

Part of the deal was I gave my homeless sister and her family my old home (smaller mobile home).Anyhow....next year when everything is finished I'm thinking I will basically have a 4 year gain of about 180k....my wife and I was thinking we should start with the live and flip but look at it more as 'potential family homes' that we could also make a buck if opportunity knocks.