If we sell for $275,000 in June 2019, that would be a 1.99% annual return on our investment.

This turns out to be around %12 cash on cash return.

I would sign up for that return all day long. 

In return I would keep these "almost ready" folks connected to them for mortgage loans within the next 6 - 18 months. 

While we are talking very broad; you will likely finder better cap rates and rate of returns investing in UT/MD over NYC.Have you decided which cities/towns you will be invested in?

I have target properties on webside banks under 10k i use realtor for Comps and its look pretty good return on ARV.

Even with crazy high rents, when you have to get into a property for 1mil, it's just hard for the returns to out pace the cost of capital, especially when you factor in all the other costs.The oddity with the last observation is that without capabilities these markets also tend to be the biggest challenge from an execution standpoint for someone just starting out. 

What can you generate as a return on equity  or return on asset with a new property compared to this one. 

The reason for the seller's willingness to discount that much in today's climate, from what info I have so far, is due to the extremely low rate on the modified loan (less than 2%, recast for a new 30 year term).So due to the rate, even at 50% of UPB, the return on my investment would be around 4% after considering servicing fees, etc., which is not nearly enough to interest me in this deal, considering the risks of borrower re-default, etc. 

Along with higher return potential, MF allows you to separate your living space from your tenants.There is a lot to learn, BP is a wealth of information.