I'll bet that under the circumstances they will continue the assistance on a probationary basis and if the kid is found guilty, they can revisit the situation.

If owner occupied rates hit 15% again, like they were when I first considered buying back in the 80s, you can bet these loans will get called.

You bet Charles!

Your best bet is to wait for it to come onto the market with a real estate listing agent, wait until the owner occupant period is up and then make an offer.2.

You could spend a fortune retrofitting your house depending on what needs to be done, and I would bet that if you had 10 different engineers look at it, you'd get 10 different opinions.

I was doing some reading and learning and have come to a conclusion that maybe my best bet would be to sell on a Land Contract gather what I can from those down payments and possibly create just a little bit more cashflow and use it to put down on an actual cashflowing property.

With renters; you bet.

You can bet he'll be even less responsive after you've agreed to do business with him.

Your best bet is a small local bank.

If you bring a polite attitude and a spirit of refusing to accept no, I'd bet you'll have some success.