there is no bank, no mortgage, and therefore no due on sale clause.if there is a mortgage in place, and you take the payments over, this is typically referred to as subject-to or sub2 and is much higher risk for everyone involved.

Then she still only makes 2% extra for taking the risk of you not paying versus a bank.

There is always risk, and these are highly risky and regulated techniques.

What I'm gathering from these responses is not necessarily an encouragement to sell and that instead to take precautions to decrease the fire risk and ensure that insurance is covering things like wind.

This is a significant risk to the other two parties that are bringing the deal and the money when they could just as easily hire a contractor and keep the equity for themselves. 

My lender will charge an extra 5% just for the risk being undertaken during the build process.  

You don't want to risk killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

-The mention of syndication being less risky than HML...I'd suggest it is more risk, possibly much much more since you don't know whether you are good or bad at vetting the operator right now.

If one of the greatest investors of all time believes stocks are overvalued, this may be an opportune time to shed some risk and move into a more tangible asset like real estate.The Rochester housing market is a great place to consider for investment.

This is not worth the effort and risk of owning a duplex.