I have a sick parent abroad and i am not there half the time, they kept raising the maintenance since i got there and i don't want to pay that when i am not there so my solution was to rent it out ... so while i agree its better for the building to have a lower percentage of rentals it hits people like me... 

What percentage of the purchase price of a rental are you looking for from private money?

Also, it can be very difficult to get financing for a unit in an association where a percentage of units are not used as primary residences full time. 

How do you typically evaluate LTV ratios when deciding on funding, and do you have a specific comfort zone in terms of percentage or property type that you prefer to stay within?

If you are happy with the price he gives you then what you care about what percentage is going to the materials and what to his work.You want to make it easy for the contractor and not add work for him to coordinate the material purchase with you. 

The implications of taking money from a retirement account(if not Roth) is that the distribution will be considered income and potentially subject to a 10% penalty.In my opinion, real estate investments and securities within a retirement account are used towards your later years.So it doesn't matter whether it is in one bucket or the other.If you are subject to the 10% penalty, I would only take out a distribution if you strongly beleive your return from real estate will be several percentage points higher than what you can invest in with your IRA.For example, if your return within the IRA is about 8% and you can make 10% in real estate, I would consider doing the distribution because the extra return will pay off the penalty over a few years.Best of luck

Typical options are: pass-thru, flat rate or percentage. 

At that percentage I end up paying significantly less in interest over the length of the loan, but where I get into issues is if I ever want to/need to sell any of the properties before they can appreciate in value to be worth the list price.

I know that's not many yet, and I'm still new, but I'm curious what you all think is the percentage of tenant that DON'T lie. 50%?

This formula incorporates additional factors and expenses, many designed to consider parents’ financial needs.The Percentage of Income ModelLast but not least, six states (Alaska, Mississippi, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin) use the percentage of income model.