Plus, they look so much nicer than a bunch of panels glued to the wall.For existing bathtubs, do a tile surround.

Because the owners of Licensing Experts pay ALL CASH, the closing usually occurs 3-6 weeks, which is very fast compared to traditionally financed commercial deals I've seen on Bigger Pockets.The whole thing hinges on their very clever technique of getting existing commercial retail tenants engaged, willing to move into their newly acquired properties who are coming up for a lease renewal or lease expiration, rather than marketing for new commercial tenants - which would take way too long.Licensing Experts is somewhat of a "front" for their Mentorship Platform, as they evidently have many of their own separate entities for which they use to actually purchase and close on their commercial properties assigned by their mentees. 

Deals like this do exist out there.In a previous post, I put a graphic of my returns, and you accused me of using data for single family returns.

She is transforming an existing structure into a creative studio space, seems cool, and I want her to succeed. 

Do you have any equity in you existing home (if you own it) so you can leverage a HELOC to use as an emergency fund?

If you’re looking to connect with private lenders, start by tapping into your existing network—friends, family, and colleagues can often be a great starting point.

There are occasionally opportunities for grandfathering if there is evidence of legally established conversions that were done previously, but no permit records exist to show it was done. 

The note can't exist as a stock simultaneously because in the securities world it's a fraud known as double dipping.

But everyone in this thread keeps saying cash flow over and over.To summarize:-Old/older midwest properties in good neighborhoods that you will hold for 25+ years: good investments-Cash flow on such properties: non-existent for the first 5-10-15 yearsYes?! 

That is if purchasing EXISTING performing investment real estate AND have very good clarity of every facet of the transaction ESPECIALLY reasoning for seller selling, AND you have decent market intelligence.