Great reminder, thank you for sharing.

I appreciate the reminder.

Quote from @Michael K Gallagher: @Jonathan Greene thank you for the reminder, its often the fundamentals done well that win out time and time again.  

;-) Your comments are refreshing for me, as a fund manager, to remind me that we can't let subscriber communications suffer in the midst of a major economic disruption.

WE are seeing this in the Portland market.Montgomery Park the largest office complex in the state that sold about 7 years ago for 250 mil just got bought ( after no one bid it at foreclosure) for 25 mil by Menashe family. its over 1 million sq ft.. dont think you can lose on something like that. reminds me of the buys in 2010 in some markets were sfr's were selling for 1/4 of replacement costs..

I have a former CFO client in Lebanon and you remind me a lot of him...you know what you like, you're very thorough, and you know your numbers!

@Travis Timmons yup exactly right - I think I just need to remind myself of the benefits RE offers that other assets do not.

Remind them you had professionals out there to inspect the place multiple times and they found no problems.If they claim that their insurance policy needs your info, tell them to give you their info and you will contact their insurer directly.

It’s a reminder that no matter how thorough the inspection, surprises are inevitable.Seller financing is a great focus too—definitely seems like a powerful tool to make deals more manageable, especially on the cash flow side.

Hi Anthony-You asked about the best ways to find off-market deals for your in-laws to buy and move into and you are focussed on the Santa Barbara, CA area which I have been to and it is gorgeous.It kind of reminds me of an Ann Arbor on the ocean. :)Anyway, I like your strategy of driving and looking for houses in need of repair and sending handwritten letters and contacting rentals for the reasons you gave.