Just like any aspect of real estate investing, non-consumer lending at a large scale is a relationship business. 

💪Flipping in C-D areas is smart for avoiding long-term headaches, especially when it's not worth the upkeep.

Creative financing can help sellers make more money, solve pain points, gets them the money they need, and help them avoid a high tax bill.

20+ yrs. ago we avoided Section 8, primarily due to the disparity in rents from private that Section 8 Housing rents appeared to be nearly 20% less than private rents. 

Since you’re considering converting the upper unit into a short-term rental, you may also want to implement strict rules around smoking or strong odors in your house rules to avoid future issues.

This way, investors could avoid the tax burden since the operations would fall under a European entity.

There's no problems living next to your tenants, just tell them your the manager NOT the owner to avoid guilt tripping.You have to analyze the deal 1) while you're living there 2) when you move out.

Avoid PMI and then go to a local credit union and get a heloc after closing to gift the money back.Have this as a tool in your tool belt but pursue use of the 3.5% FHA, knowing that you will be at a competitive disadvantage if you are competing with non FHA buyers, then you can call in the favor from your gift person.Just know that if someone gifts you down payment money, your bank will require them to sign a letter stating that it is in fact a gift that doesn’t need to be paid back.

With software like propstream I can even look at seller mortgage details and MLS private remark.Getting license you only know the legality aspect of being an agent but doesn't necessarily means you would be a smarter one to get to know the market.The only thing that I can not do with propstream is I can not download all disclosures when I try to purchase.

The owner was motivated due to personal circumstances and wanted to avoid the hassle of listing the property publicly.