Ignore seller finance for a second...Can you buy a house, put 20% down...yes.

Would love any input you would have, especially from Canada, but anyone really.I have helped dozens of buyers and sellers in these communities and can speak from both a Realtor and investor perspective, but not an owners view 5.

Most people who are affected by rent tend to be on lower socioeconomic rungs anyway and thus have less political heft to swing around.

The seller said this is in a gentrified area so there's potential to rehab this effectively and get a high payout as shown in the last comp.

I or a partner have done at least two of his boot-camps over the years, including his land & commercial property which helped us buy our first three land joint ventures-with-the-sellers a few years ago – never has there been subsequent illegal charges, but I do read thoroughly the agreements and immediately notate in my day-timer the required termination date for any company’s teaser or rebate.Again, I empathize with those who had bad experiences with any company’s or guru’s teasers, but I’d suggest rather than avoiding teasers and rebates, take advantage of them!

In the event that a seller was to owner finance a property to a buyer without a SSN, is there a market for the Note to be sold to a note buyer?  

In my opinion, dealing directly with the seller for the first deal can be difficult.

As General Partners (GPs), we juggle a lot—talking with vendors, negotiating with buyers and sellers, and ensuring the deal stays on track.

As already mentioned, you could sell via seller financing to lower AGI, as all you would have to claim is the payment income - until balloon payment received.Did know an investor that had 14 properties paid off and he moved into one every two years to then sell with the $250k single exemption.

When I started, I  submitted great deals to a corporate cash buyer,  they went behind my back and secure the deals with the sellers, after the  contracts expired.