How do folks make the ceiling dry and fix it?

@Cody M.I would add a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment as a contingency to any offers on properties more susceptible to environmental issues (dry cleaners, gas stations, auto repair garages, etc.)

The basement is dry as hell, and it's nicely decorated.QUESTION:  What types of financing, financial assistance and tax benefits does one get from being a registered landmark in a historical district? 

Losing approx $5-10K per month during summer seems excessive.

A conventional loan may come in slightly cheaper, that's true, but the red tape on conventional mortgages is excessive to say the least.No Reporting on Personal Credit: DSCR loans are kept off your personal credit profile, which is perfect for keeping your personal and business credit separate.

They are very transparent about where the money goes and great stewards, of it so we feel comfortable giving knowing they're not using it for frivolous excesses. 

Unfortunately, the perceived excessive costs involved in purchasing real estate can intimidate aspiring residential real estate investors.

No list no set of characteristics and predict motivation because motivation is based on emotion, NOT DATA.If you were a lion in the dry savannah of Africa and you wanted food.

What was your investment and what type of return did they offer you.I have no problem people losing money if they were expecting excessive returns on high risk products.

He would try and sell that original loan to investors so they could also fund the draws but he got caught in interest rate spikes and left a lot of people high and dry as he was writing loans at lower rates and when rates spiked the loans were worth a lot less.