Sometimes we make it more complicated than it is.

If they agree to a 70% LTV, you can borrow 70% of that amount.As to whether that's a good or bad idea is a complicated question.

Last week, I posted a question about a somewhat complicated legal issue surrounding a DOT that was part of my father's estate that never got recorded, then the debtor/prior owner was able to go back, refi the property and let it foreclose 3 years ago.

Jeff S I am not trying to pool money or do anything too complicated.

I know short sales are complicated but I would like to be able to help these people out.

Although from your vantage point it may seem more complicated than that, it really is not.I feel like I have kicked this horse several times and the same message is repeated in my post.

Being broker and contractor ourselves seem to complicate things a little bit.

The larger and more complicated the job is, the more costly the surprises can be.

Not only are you highly unlikely to make any positive cash flow, there are a lot of CA laws that make everything more complicated to have rentals.

My initial intent was to wholesale by assigning the contract,but seeing as how it was a somewhat complicated deal for me to put together alone I involved a realtor.