Quote from @Sam Epperson: let's say I come to an agreement with the seller for them to finance some of the deal. let's also pretend the seller owns it with no debt, and we agree to 5% down, 5% rate, and 10 year balloon. how are we drafting this legal document?

Lot of people excluding the most important R that differentiates a flip from a rental - the RENT part...financing generally changes if you don't have a tenant or lease.

My biggest tip here is work with the smaller companies.

My mindset switch over the last couple years has been incredible and I don't just think that I'm going to achieve FF through real estate and personal finance, I know so.  

Why don't you just finance it normally?

He has helped me with some creative financing and outside of the box strategies in the past.

When my contractor went without me they kept him waiting over 2 hours then told him something completely inaccurate and they take no accountability for how they can literally destroy peoples lives and finances.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

Any advice or tips?

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