Banks want to lend on performing assets.  2 years is a magical number for most.  2-3 is longer that most hard money but it does give a private lender a cycle to their money that is more desirable than the long stretch.  

Maybe stretch it out for 10 or 15 years to keep your payment low. 

I have done a 65%LTV HELOC once, and that was kind of stretching things.  

I know it's California, but I think that's a stretch.

It isnt difficult by any stretch, but two guys to hang, and multiple trips for one guy who'll drop off the floor, mudsling, and clean-up, multiple times...

Having money to deploy is great, but how far it stretches depends on how much time in the day you can dedicate to real estate investing.

My net worth is slim to nothing other than the cash I have....I have been working for my fathers "empire" for the last 4 years....I have property overseas that's very valuable (in my name) however it's in another country so I don't believe lenders will even consider that....So I am stuck & have to utilize my father...Defauliting isn't the question here, its how to structure the loan in a way not to stretch my fathers debt-to-income ratio...

Seems a stretch to me.

Combined with the rent to price ratio, among other REI metrics that are hard to make sense in Asheville, Asheville will continue to be an investment stretch as prices continue to grow significantly faster than rental amounts.

It looks so narrow that you may not be able to sit and stretch your legs out.