Bill Gulley - my question to Dion was more along the lines of could the note holder offer a discounted payoff at refi to facilitate getting out with minimal write-down of principal?

For now I have rented my last couple of homes and have been investigating lease/option scenarios such as http://leaseoptionmhsales.com but financing is what got me started in this type of investing and I would like to return to it.Thanks Ken and Bill for all the insight and keeping the conversation going.I am still looking for other like minded investors in or out of South Carolina interested in discussing the formation of an entity to facilitate some form of owner financing.

However, there still needs to be a delicate balance between the sponsor being adequately compensated for facilitating the investment & the investors being rewarded for risking their capital.

Not sure, but the current power structure sure facilitates that...

But you certainly can sell your own property, again, disclose up front that you own it and get with your broker on how to facilitate such a deal, the broker will probably want it listed, I don't blame them either.It's much better to be an agent!

For some buyers and investors, driving by the property has also facilitated a casual meeting with the owner (you may be able to still work out a last-minute deal before the auction) or yielded a wealth of unexpected information from a talkative neighbor.after a property is scheduled for auction, the owner has a chance (typically less than a month) to stop the auction by paying the amount owed to the foreclosing lender.

No, that's debate, straw man is a middle man facilitating a transaction between a real buyer and seller in a business transaction, the concept was around in the 1800's when the railroad was buying land for expansion, not a new term or concept.4.

The federal reference above is confirmation that it was received and sent as I have also confirmed that with your attorney's office so at this point I'm wondering why you're complaining when the money was wired on time, albeit, I attempted to wire the business day before because banks basically need everything shy of a retinal scan to facilitate wires especially when we put the internal controls to safe guard our clients and ensure all clients money is protected every day all day 365 days a year.Again, I really respond, if ever, like this but, in this situation, where my characters called into question for the first time in my professional career I have to provide a firm response so I will post when I arrive back to the office emails referenced above to establish additional evidence that your money was never at risk, was the first thing and the last thing I dealt with a business day before and the first email I sent at 830 am this morning to ensure a smooth closing.

He does a fantastic job of educating and facilitating networking.  

On the other hand, it was inspiring how Joe Martin on show #243 built up an extraordinary portfolio with just single-family homes.Because of non-American restrictions, I am conscious that although the budget is 150k USD, it may not be possible to afford much more than 2 single units initially if I must put a lot of money down.My preference is not to go with turn-key solutions as I agreed with David Green on show #257 that although you get an easy solution – it will eat into equity and I want the practice of going through the whole process myself.However, the no.1 dilemma for a guy not 49 states away, but oceans away is building up a reliable team to facilitate inspecting/rehabbing/managing a property in a market I’ve not physically been to…Thanks, if you made it to here, all thoughts greatly appreciated.Harry