The seller was motivated to close quickly, and we negotiated a favorable price of $80,000, allowing us to secure the property at a discount and capitalize on its renovation potential.

No tenants - No turnover, evictions or chasing rent.No liability - No worries if a homeowner slips and falls.Secured - the investment is secured by real estate.Insured - unlike a stock, the collateral (property) is insured.No taxes and Insurance - Homeowner pays and TI is typically escrowed with the servicing company so no need to track.Notes are typically more liquid than rental real estate.Consistently higher returns - Typically double digit.Scalable - easier to manage several hundred notes versus several hundred rental properties.No HOA or COA - homeowners must pay directly.No property management costs - instead we pay a fraction to a servicing company to collect payments.

@Mark Gallagher  Mark is the expert in that area.. 

We like the safety and security and less work of the smaller portfolio with low risk.

Do you believe that reviews are the main pillar for securing more reservations for a property that is already listed?

Additionally, I’ve secured seller financing for half of the purchase price, but I’ve been told this could complicate things further since banks typically prefer being in the first lien position.

Would you charge damages from the security deposit?

Also owns property at the lake, so he's the expert there for you!

It secures the loan with equity from the current portfolio, so providing liquidity for the down payment.

She breezed through her application, has great references and credit score, had already paid her July rent/security deposit, has insurance in place, and is set up for auto-pay going forward.Thanks for your insights!