For ex:  say the condo is 2mm. 80% is 1.6mm. 

For ex-husband see guidelines from Fannie Mae.When a borrower’s interest in a property is bought out by another co-owner of the property, as often happens in a divorce settlement, but the lender does not release the borrower from liability under the mortgage, the borrower has a contingent liability.

Trying to trade rent discount for sex--just amazing!  

Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, targets, Whole Foods, corporate gyms, chain restaurants.

I also hear there's a Trader Joe's coming to town. 

I was a horrible swing trader.

For ex.

Keep in mind if he needs to repay monthly out of the income, he has to convert it to $ and transfer - another cost that makes no sense unless it's a real big thing...On the other hand, a local loan in PLN would be ideal, if he gets 75% LTV his forex exposure will be limited to just 25% or so.

As a landlord I would never trade rent or purchase payments for labor, never. 

One's level of access to quality notes is highly dependent on the quality of the relationships that one has built with loan traders.