These debt instruments havestrategies best suited to them; MLI Select, for example, is most favorable fornew-build (we have several MLI Select loans).

@James Sedano If you feel this strongly in favor of having the trust, I would recommend a firm who specializes in estate law or has a practice group who does rather than a generalist.

From the ones I have seen the cash/equity split appears to be very lopsided in their favor

To your point, you're more likely to put yourself in a less favorable short term cashflow situation if you take on debt to acquire property since you are living for free.

Some lenders might offer more favorable terms if the property is part of an affordable housing program.By combining grants, specialized loans, and local programs, you can reduce your out-of-pocket expenses for renovations and improvements while supporting affordable housing in your community.

And by the way, in transactions I would always be the seller, so to me what you said is very favorable.

It will definitely be in your favor to know the block by block areas because you can be on one street that has middle class working people and the next street over having riff raff.I'm in Delhi Township in the Westside if you ever want to network!

Mechanics liens differ depending on where you are but in many areas the laws are favorable towards contractors and suppliers.

I sued them in small claims court, and now the judge has issued a default judgement in my favor.

I am biased in favor of taking on debt to grow a portfolio, but hear me out.Depending on your investing goals and where you're at in your investment journey and life can determine when one may be a better option than the other.