OK - so, you mean to tell me that you would trade $30,000 in exchange for $5,000 which may happen (of the roof doesn't leak, units don't get trashed, tenants don't skip in the night, main water line doesn't freeze, bed-bugs aren't brought in, and a million other things..)  

The lender requires whatever amount of downpayment and writes a note for the remainder in exchange for the mortgage on the property.In the case of a wholesaler, your payment is usually layered as a markup on the price of the property, so I guess you would need to ensure the downpayment made by the buyer was sufficient to cover both the downpayment requirements of the vendor and your markup.When you start doing this, it kinda makes your payment look more like a fee for service or commission.  

Find them and offer value to them in exchange for being their shadow...Good luck, man!

The agent is representing a buyer that needs to do a 1031 exchange in a fairly short amount of time - so he's literally the buyer's agent.  

Welcome to BP @Billy Maloney My wife and I met and got married in Boston (Waltham more precisely) and we also got our start in real estate there.

I'll bet you know a good lawn service who would work with you and do it for free or greatly reduced in exchange for the chance to get a long term client.  

I drug my feet too long and the property got snatched up by a 1031 exchange.

We did discuss about the possibility of using 1031 exchange on the lower unit to defer taxes and purchase other investment properties that generate higher COC % than if we choose to keep and rent it.

I was looking to raise some capital in exchange for an equity interest in this property.  

My offer only considered as back-up.My broker told me its very rare in the area of property # 2-4 to have cash buyers, so he suspects its the same cash back-up buyer on #3 who offered on #4, maybe to do a 1031 exchange.