You avoid the tax hit, and still get the use of 75% of the equity if you do a cash out refi - (but high interest rates sort of play against that to some degree presently… but you could alway refi again down the line if rates dropped.  

Curious, what sort of cap rates do you see in Japan? 

Skills or qualities in no particular order: Communication, patience, empathy, listening ear, backbone, resilience, determination, organization, work ethic, lead a team, thick skin, time management, trusts their instinct, and all-around good ethics! 

Its arbitrage of sorts. 

Tell him Angel Santiago sent you (I am NOT affiliated or get any sort of kick back for this :) ).. 

Hopefully I could even provide some sort of value to this group and most definitely do business with some of you.

That kind of errand is not the sort of thing they are paid to do and our liaison wasn't able to devote enough time to the problem on a daily basis to make it happen which I completely understood but it was still frustrating. 

https://logicalpm.com/new-michigan-section-8-laws-what-can-l...As the article points out, these sorts of laws often result in the opposite of the intended effect! 

They also want a priority lien on the property.It sounds like you are looking for someone to fund your down payment, I would be looking for an equity partner over debt as nobody likes to lend money in insecure positions, especially when a borrower lacks skin in the game.How much are you planning to come in with yourself?

These are multiple assets of all sorts of things, retail, houses, condos, office.