Letting your contractors (specifically if you have a GC) what the budget is and that the must notify you if a change order exists (versus they tell you after the work is completed). 

While rates for the new loan will be higher, keeping your existing loan intact on the remaining balance preserves that low-cost debt.Use the equity to purchase properties in higher cash-flow markets while retaining ownership of your Bend property.1031 Exchange:If you do sell, a 1031 exchange allows you to defer capital gains taxes by reinvesting the proceeds into like-kind properties.

@Dave Foster interesting, I didn’t realize this route existed.

And in America slum housing is not the order of the day it does not exist. 

We have bought loans like this from existing lender as well as refinanced borrowers into a new IO loan. 

If you’re referring to the “newbies” with $10k to their name that watch a video by Pace and get excited and pay for joining, go out with their last $5k and do a sub to with a “desperate” homeowner without revealing all the possible consequences (because they are unaware of the consequences through lack of experience and lack of knowledge and or choose not to inform the seller) then I agree, it’s probably going to turn out badly for all concerned.If on the other hand you’re referring to a seasoned investor with excellent credit, significant cash reserves, who wants to add a property to their portfolio without going through loan qualifying, and can pay enough to give the seller “walking away” money because of the low existing interest rates and or, and is dealing with a informed seller, then I find nothing wrong or negative about the transaction.  

Here's one of mine:I acquired a building towards the middle of the year with an existing commercial tenant.

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are an increasingly popular way to generate additional rental income on an existing property.

If they want one, then make it timesensitive- only for x years; location sensitive- within xx miles ofthe existing facility; make them pay for it, on top of the propertyvalue.P.

The foundation was already approved, permitted and finaled years ago for a 3400 sf house, and its solid and I won't be building directly on the overhang edge; but rather back away from the edge a few feet to prevent any load issues all the weight will be on the longer sides of the existing footing.