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Sounds like with are under charging our owners by thousands of dollars or they are trying to rip you off.

-Have you tried co-living in your market yet?

I would try not to tie up any of the principal in down payments.Personally, I had a family member do this same thing, but they used an investment portfolio as the collateral instead of real estate.If you play your cards right, this might be the only short-term money you ever need.Please let us know what you end up doing.

I would also try to anticipate their situation and needs and how you could facilitate their exit.

What I was trying to say in my response is the units will be easily move in ready on delivery of the property. 

Looking for some input...I'm working on educating myself more when it comes to various tax benefits and trying to decide what would be the best route for me moving forward.

Every investor is trying to max out leverage like you are.3.

If you aren't familiar with Baltimore, I would suggest it's a hard no and say that you are trying too hard to make cash flow happen talking Baltimore and tax liens and auctions.

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