In this last year, their communication with me has become almost silent. 

Anyways, even if a gap lender comes in, if it’s even an allowable second position (A lot of lenders won’t do that and Silent 2nds are a No-No) they add so much additional risk to the deal, potential legal ramifications and all around  generally dangerous feet’s.

However, the lender I am working with is part of the Maryland mortgage program that give you the 25K silent loan that needs to be payed back if you sell or refinance.

As soon as it was signed, 08/12, the tenant went silent.

The silent majority.

You could buy out the partner over time using part of the cash flow generated by the property.Consider a silent investor who provides capital without day-to-day involvement.

Their “silent” money partner needs to be convinced.

My opinion for what it's worth, Account Closed, is that it's much harder to find a deal now and make the numbers work.I believe there is more "investors" or at least people attempting to invest than ever before - combine that with our current situation of higher than what "most of us" are used to and low inventory = 10X harder to find good deals - in my opinion.Wholesaling being easy is a myth...I know so many people here in Chicago who talk about it, but the number of people doing it at any scale for a length of time is nearly zero....the one guy I know who's been at it longer than most here in Chicago is @Zach Shepard and he's a silent snipper!

A lot of new investors are hearing a lot of zero down, subject too, and silent second positions.

Take on cash (silent,...VERY silent) partners.