Not how far you are from your perceived goals but how far you have come from your beginning.There is a great book about this by Dan Sullivan called "The Gap" I highly recommend that you get a copy and read it.There is another phenomenon called the dip, before every great mountain your climb there is a dip.

In Maryland we have laws to protect homeowners from what can be perceived as preditory acts.

The beauty of what I offer is that the service goes way beyond the boundaries of real or perceived limitations.

You need to be perceived as an expert and very successful guy!

The problem is they are not adjust for their perceived risk in the right places.

@Christopher Winkler I understand how this might be perceived but the new buyer is proposing to give the old buyer the difference between the asking price and the remaining balance of the note, in which case we would either assign or re-write the terms of the note.

Like LBP and asbestos, educate yourself. 99% of the time the solution to a perceived problem causes more expense than is justified.

Do you want to invest where you can get a "perceived" stable 10% cash on cash return (CoCR) now and for the next 10 years, or are you okay with no cash flow now, but getting 10% CoCR in year 5 and 20% in year 10? 

Where as an existing home would be subject to perceived market value.Now I do understand that there are some "it depends"

Because there is no asset backing it i.e. no home to foreclose, or car to repossess, which the lender can sell and help minimize their losses should you default, it is perceived more risky by the lender.