Since they live and breathe real estate they often have great insight into factors that can contribute to an investor's decision.

After many phone conversations and LISTENING TO HER PROBLEMS I approached the deal from the perspective of how we could solve them for her - and she told me that it was a breath of fresh air speaking to someone who actually CARED (she has received tons of letters)...and more importantly CALLED HER BACK. 

You are jumping in over your head I think, don't even have the cash to get the financing plays a big roleHe's going to have the same amount of work on this as he would a 5 unit, might as well go big i'd say - if it cash flows basic maintenance will be covered by that and due dilligence should give him breathing room to save up for roof repairs and the like.

I wouldn't hold my breath hoping someone will come along with an offer to purchase and would hope to keep the nonperforming note in place.

Compliance and creditor avoidance are two of the major reasons to go with a living, breathing, local attorney when working on your business.

This may require you to tweak your plans a bit, but you can always find niche that fits you in almost every market.The most important thing to remember in all of this is that your investment strategy is a living breathing entity.

If things are structurally sound you would have a little breathing room and could go floor by floor and maybe bring tenants in as you fixed them. 

We are not performing shoddy work but it helps that we do not have regulators breathing down our necks constantly.

Adrian Reyes Sometimes it helps to just take a breath.

Long story short is, After I look at the MPP formula longer, and my lender only providing 80% with me footing the remaining 20% doesn't leave that much room to breathe.