If they have money and can compete on pricing, brokers will be the best bet.  

You can also double hack these if you have enough units and live in one unit and use one unit for your business, but of course that decreases your cash flow but increases your usability.You can also use an FHA loan to get a mixed-use property with only 3.5% down if the residential square footage if more than 50% of the total square footage.

As of 2 hours ago (1:00pm PST), there were a total of 7 fires:Pacific Palisades: over 27,000 acres burned, contained 11%Eaton Fire: over 14,000 acres burned, above Altadena, 27% containedHurst Fire: 800 acres, San Fernando Valley, 89% containedThese fires are contained:Lidia Fire: in Antelope Valley north of LAKenneth Fire: west San Fernando Valley, they suspect this one to be arson, suspect arrested (saw on one news report)Sunset Fire: Runyon Canyon near Hollywood HillsWoodley Fire: in Sepulveda Basin and San Fernando Valley @Becca F.: Any idea how far south the potential for Santa Ana or similar winds goes?  

I'm totally sold on it.   

Quote from @D'Ann Melnick: Saw this was an old question, but it came up in search - this is all part of the rent stabilization laws passed in 2024 - https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DHCA/Resources/Files/tena...The pet deposit cannot exceed $300 and the total amount of security deposits collected cannot exceed two month's rent.

In both my seller financed deals the primary bank I was betting on backed out.

I don't need hard money because I have a lot of cash.Purchase: $190kDownpayment: $40kClosing/Realtor: $10kLoan Amount: $150kRenovation: $15kARV: $250kRefinance: $5k Final Loan Amount: $190KCash Back: $40KCash Spent (Down & Renovation): $55KCost to buy (Closing/Realtor): $15K---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Monies Spent: $30KLoan Amount: $190KMortgage: $1.8KRent: $2KThose are rough numbers going through my head.

It's called a payoff statementif it's a big lender you will not buy the loan as it will take forever, you are better just paying it off. you then can foreclose based on the total balance owed to you which is both loans and any accrued interest. regarding fixing property or selling as is, that really depends and needs to be evaluated on a case by case basis 

Then over the course of the first year or so, if you could raise the rents by a total of $1k/mo (they are currently $2k, $1k, and $1k), then you might be able to pull out about $60k-$80k in a cash out refi. 

Your best bet is to keep liquid cash and avoid PMI.