I feel like I am approaching real estate different from an investor who relies solely on rental cash flow.I am okay giving up some cash flow because I am more interested in mortgage pay-down/tax benefits/appreciation.Am I mentally approaching this wrong?

I think that is because most of these courses and books are modeled after the real estate (real property) guru genre and while indirectly related you simply have to know and understand much more to be good with notes.

Why should the seller benefit from the work you'll have to do in order to get it 100% occupied?

This is the time to move forward and reap the Awards and [b]Benefits that I see Daily…

Hello, I'm brand new to notes and wondering if these look like good deals.Non-Performing - #1 - Principal Balance - $30,062.77 at 11% purchase at $8k - ARV - $135kPerforming - #2 - Principal Balance- $155,745.61 @2% purchase at $60k - ARV - $100k#3- Principal Balance - Principal Balance $119,062.23 @3.5% - Purchase price $60k - ARV - $135kThe benefits I think compared to rentals is that there is no tenants, but I'm not sure if banks are willing to refinance notes since I know banks are willing to refinance rental property?

I wrote an article about the benefits of partnering in real estate and in it discussed a lot things to look for in a partner.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/06/19/partnerships-benefits-team-real-estate-investing/To sum it up you need someone that you can trust and know cares as much about the success of the partnership as you do.

Does your property have the traffic count to benefit someone renting space on your property for a billboard?

I do feel strongly that if I put some extra work in during the first year, I will reap the benefits down the road.

If not, I would suggest looking into the tax benefits of buying a home, including tax free gain.

The internet is such a great resource for research that I cannot really see the benefits of using a loan agent.