Don't even entertain this post, until you've executed on the previous post of mine. :)

Some folks on here may partner with anyone that brings cash to a deal, and that may be fine depending on the circumstances, but my read on your post is for a more long-term engagement with someone that is more than a bank.For me, I've only found one person I'd entertain a partnership with.

A few lenders have said they can do conventional or 203k loans on foreclosures and close quickly, though I'm curious what the competition is like for buyers like myself and if local banks/sellers are willing to entertain non-cash offers. 

Before you do anything check with zoning/planning to see if they will even entertain that.

INCREDIBLY helpful and entertaining.

Hi Mike,In response to your post regarding "where" you can market your Owner Financed home, try:www.OnlyOwnerFinanced.comThe site allows for sellers of owner financed homes to upload their listing(s) and display the terms of the owner financing they are willing to entertain.

In a totally unrelated, (yet at the same time in a totally related example), I've seen the IRS (and even Courts) permit women getting breast implants to treat them as a necessary part of their business activities (they were nightclub entertainers - i.e., strippers). 

When you rehab it, I'd gear it towards a house for entertaining.

So I give it up, sit on the sidelines entertained and ocasionally point out what's obvious to me.

However, most upstate cities are losing jobs too... that said, there still seems to be a trend of people moving back from the burbs due to commuting costs & proximity to entertainment.