Some Realtors will argue my opinion but it's just that, my opinion.Something else to consider. 

I think to clarify, in North Carolina, when buying tax sale properties, the previous owner has a one year period during which they can challenge the foreclosure process by arguing they weren’t properly notified during the foreclosure process.

The ultimate goal in determining whether the provider's account fees meet your needs should be the value provided, not just in fees you'll incur, but also including intangible factors such as highly experienced professionals and responsiveness to client needs.Funding Time Frame - I would argue that this is the most important factor, as moving quickly is the nature of the real estate investment community. 

Leaving it up to the tenants to split the costs could be an issue- one can argue they don't use it as much as the other, etc. etc.

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You could also argue holding equity in properties is more secure than having money in the stock market. 

Those rules are meant to be there for people who are learning their ABC's. 

Unless your law prohibits this, you signed the lease with that clause in it, which makes it pretty tough to argue your point.

However, one would argue that manufactured housing could ALSO fit into that category, and it looks like he did okay, right? 

I'm not going to name any big bank names, but when I look through the "ABC Down Payment Assistance" guidelines I see "XYZ Big Bank" logo all over the ABC guidelines.