8/14 update: Steven Yoak is not a part of this initial post: he has been instrumental and amazing since I’ve started working with him.

Because no one can predict when someone will become motivated.

LTR offers predictable cash flow, less management, and lower income.

Worst case is hard to predict of course but I guess you end up losing the place or paying them a lot of money as in cash for keys.How would you handle maintenance?

This property was originally a fixer-upper that I finally brought to a point where it is in good condition, has good tenants and good, predictable cash-flow.

Non judicial foreclosures do not require court participation; they occur mostly through deeds of trust rather than mortgage instruments.  

I can’t give BP enough credit as you guys have been instrumental in my education thus far, and I can’t wait to see where this goes.  

My goals would be to increase monthly cash flow and have more access to the property's equity for things like Cap Ex, etc....Here's a blurb from a lender's website:"By combining banking functionality with home financing into one dynamic instrument, borrowers are able to save tens of thousands of dollars and years off their loan""Designed after popular programs around the world, the All In One First Lien HELOC is the nation’s first transactional offset type-mortgage program.Home financing and banking combined:Deposits lower your loan’s principalFunds remain available for expensesInterest is calculated on the average daily balanceThis lowers the monthly interest paymentsTens of thousands of dollars can be saved over the life of the loanMortgage freedom can be achieved in half the time or less

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