Texans really know how to monetize land.  

I am about to close in a week and while I didn't get the best deal, I got a decent deal given my criteria (newer multifamily close to home).Here are the highlights:Asking price: $190k  Final price: $165kGross Rents: $1,655/moMaint/Exp/Ins/Tax/Vac: $1,120/moNet Operating Income: $495/moWith a cap rate of 8.1% and cash on cash rate of 12% it is not the best deal, but I had to start somewhere and I have used this as a huge learning experience.

Monetize the cost-benefit, outside of the health standards of course, and put that into your cash flow analysis.Keep us updated on you approach. 

Client owns a portion of an existing shopping center, and some of his portion is undeveloped (the “surplus property”).I attempted to buy the surplus property for my own development purposes, but I could not come to terms with the Seller.Seller (not a real estate guy) decided to attempt to self-develop the surplus.This is where my “Seller” became my “Client” as he hired me to handle the development for him.I’d put in a lot of time, but now the only way to monetize the opportunity was to pull out some consulting fees.He hired me (yes, we had a contract) to determine what to build, how much rent could be expected, to coordinate with the other tenants, navigate through the leases, the REA, etc.It now appears he is not going to pay me the last installment of my fee.Can I file a lien?

As Blackstone has already $6 Billion on 40,000 properties across the country, imagine how much more they could do when they don't have to rely on equity and credit lines, and can monetize their cash flows as well.

@Dick Rosen   Plus as your not monetized to sell a certain property or from a certain outfit.

Howwill you monetize it?

National debt is a wildcard, but we can monetize that if we need to so I don’t see it threatening short-run national security as much as the other items since our installed military is already #1 in the world be an order of magnitude.

@Brendan Reilly it always makes sense to monetize everything you possibly can on an investment property.

How would/could you monetize on this situation?