But what I am really looking for from these forums right now are ideas about what to do that would give me some outside perspective on my current situation.

From a tax perspective, I wouldn't be surprised if your rental business "loss" money for the first ten years.

I have a question from the perspective of a tenant and want the opinion of landlords out there and their advise.

I also remember when talking to my closing agent, he said that he had a client that filed the paperwork for over 50 contracts - and my closing agent confided that he wasn't sure how many that client would actually close.From a numbers perspective, this seems kind of crazy.

It is the perspective of the board that this owner is not doing anything wrong and is not committing any wrong actions regarding the governing documents of this association.

Hi, Very interesting to see fresh a comment on this thread I happened to be perusing. 

From a buyer's perspective there are no homes of value left unless you do a 203k and the work yourself.

However in most instances, you're still ahead holding put for the higher priceTo add another perspective on this; I was looking at a hard money lender's loan application and a question was, if you would be selling the property at below market to ensure a faster sale?!

John Menton if it's a distressed true off market deal then you MAY find someone willing to lend of value instead of purchase price but most like to see fresh equity.

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