To me at my current knowledge level, this deal only works if taking over the loan - to limit the out of pocket money to acquire the property since the outside reno and new septic would take up the bulk of rehab costs. 

Do everything right: To include but not limited to pro photos, professional quality design, durable furnishings.  

This strategy has worked out really good for us and allowed us to borrow limited income from other people for down payments. 

Quote from @Account Closed: For someone rebuilding their real estate business and looking to transition into larger multifamily deals, what’s the most effective way to position yourself as a valuable partner in syndications—especially when capital is limited but market knowledge, deal-finding ability, and local expertise are strengths?

Zillow and OpenDoor attempted to use software to predict the sale price of properties and their results were/are bad because their software was poor and the inherent limitation of software to deal with subjective data.

It's very limiting to only be able to rent 3 months or more minimum.

Money that you DON'T end up using toward bills stays on the mortgage balance permanently, limiting the amount of interest you will pay.3.

Personal usage will limit the loss in 2023, as mentioned in the reply.

The Exchange Accommodation Titleholder ("EAT"), often a sister company to the qualified intermediary, will form a single-member limited liability company and disregarded entity or ("SMLLC") to serve as the lessee.

They view each loan individually and have been lending to me even though I only work my W-2 on a limited part time basis.