There is no incentive or reward system to promote growth or moral.  

@Jeff Rabinowitz  One of the most important things I've found to be true, is the need to be honest and to have a just and moral intent with regard to working with other individuals. 

Moral of the story is if you think it's a good deal, tie the property up first at market value and bake in enough time in contingencies to do all inspections/due diligence you need and adequately protect yourself from risk of liquidated damages.

I'm not sure what your legal or moral obligations are in this instance but it may be worth considering given that you know how it feels to be blindsided by this issue.

The moral and point of that story is.... if your not sure where to get started just be proactive.

Hi, as a first time house buyer in the UK - I am in a predicament.

You should also consider your moral obligation to the people who are coming to see your property (or purchasing it). 

Hi all, I have a question about a deal that I currently have under contract. We got the deal under contract for $42,500 and are trying to assign it for $55,000. While marketing this deal we've uncovered a pretty decen...

@Chris Teti right that’s the moral dilemma.

I will pull out equity and redeploy only if the new debt service delivers the same cashflow I had before the refi. then I have dead capital in completely paid for properties that are seller financed so I'm just the bank getting the same COC rate without the rental problems. the goal here is to have enough seller finance deals to cover the debt service on the rentals in a worst case scenario of 100% vacancy. moral of the story is look for the shades of gray for what helps you sleep at night versus attaining the goal. if maximizing leverage is needed to achieve the plan, then have plenty of reserves via liquidity in some form to help you sleep better at night.