And like the first person said about how the tenants are more likely stuck than happy, you just proved that point.

What I take some issue with is the techniques that guru's use to up sell and so on .. and they do nothing to qualify if the person paying them if the program does not work they are now into debt to the eyeballs and so on but then again who are we to say at some point.. think of  Hewlet and Packard they went into 15k worth of debt to start HP in late 40s or early 50s and that was a ton of money then :)

It sounds like you've done a great job in investing in yourself and taking personal risks. 

I’ve read quite a few posts about foreign investor financing but most seem to deal with non-citizen investors without US credit or personal tax filings.

Personally, and what I would do for my clients, I would connect with a local community banker to discuss the property and see if their bank would entertain this type of financing (not all banks like doing this type of deal).

Hello all! :)Someone I reached out to on an off market deal told me that they couldn't sell because they bought the property as a rental in the 70s and didn't want to pay the capital gains. I'm curious if this has com...

I would say the same for employees who need say a second advance on their wages (we allow one).I am willing to make a personal loan if an employee really needs it and you could consider doing it that way with a tenant in need.

If you are nearby, if you have ever been a pizza delivery person, maybe deliver a pizza to the wrong house that may or may not be the one being foreclosed on so atleast you can see inside a small portion. we used to just go knock on the door some folks would actually let you look around.

We have been able to get some great deals simply by doing extra research that the average person wasn't willing to do.

I have also utilized owner financing for longer periods of time, including personal residence and 2 barrier island houses on the coast of Florida.