Things change and they could be very motivated today versus years past.

A not-so-great area could be one block from a great area and vice versus. 

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Some are saying HELOC is better because of its simple interest/average daily interest versus conventional has compound interest.I am thinking conventional mortgage is better b/c of lower fixed rate with no variability.

He only need to borrow from banks and cash in the large spread in 12%return versus the 4-5% interest.

I would also prefer to buy and hold versus living in it for two years and then selling it without capital gains tax, i think.  

Same with rents, full occupancy at a slight discount is a long term plus versus having empty units in the winter.  

Happy to share my take on the differences between a national brand versus a smaller brokerage.

The seller may be more motivated to accept an offer of that kind versus when they had just put it on the market.However the down payment would have to be enough to cover the selling costs, so could be up to 8-9%.

It just allows the value attributed to the beneficiary (you) to be the market value at the time you inherited the home, versus the cost basis of your family member when they bought it and made improvements to it.