Durham has been working on revamping some nice downtown buildings; The Chesterfield, Durham Innovation District, One City Centre, 21c Museum Hotel, The Durham Hotel are recent projects of the downtown development plan.

Investing in a sellers market (like Los Angeles) at this part of the the real estate cycle requires much more skill & innovation.  

Due to the increasingly more difficult environment to find good Brrrr deals is anyone coming up with more innovative strategies to make deals work?

We have lots of competitors in the business we need to be innovative and look for other ways to generate organic leads.

Competition is what forces innovation in our businesses.

Networking with other investors can also provide fresh perspectives and new ideas, as sharing experiences often leads to innovative solutions.Additionally, leveraging technology, such as CRM systems, can help streamline lead management and follow-up processes, ensuring no potential opportunity is overlooked.

Sounds like you have a perfect background for finding innovative ways to dig up deals!

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And if we are paying high interest to the angel, they're really no better than hard money and I'd rather not risk the relationship.Interested to hear your success stories and innovative ways to possibly structure and propose a deal.  

We started our business back up in Nov 2016 and have been profitable.