Elizabeth,Sorry I'm not very active on BP, but if you still been help I'm happy to offer whatever assistance that I can.  

That's the cost you're paying for all that money you borrowed. 

Were you able to find any assistance??

It was an estate sale and we bought most of the furnishings and a lot of really neat stuff for $350 (borrowed from MIL).  

The way to grow is to find a private investor to assist.

ThanksA borrower I refinanced 5 out of 15 investment properties for a couple months back wants to refi a different 5 now.

I only borrow about 65-70% ARV and fund the repair myself.  

I suppose I could borrow those funds from a family member and then pay them back with the owner-financing proceeds over the next year, but then I lose the benefit of owner-financing (i.e. the interest).Not sure the buyer can wait until my listing agreement expires, as their lease expires in May, a month before my agreement.

So this sparked the idea of a book trade club sort of thing.The idea would be that we all get together somewhere, bring our RE books that we may not be currently reading, and may offer to trade/borrow/loan them in exchange for other books that others may have.

So on a 500k purchase, if structured correctly, its possible for a qualified borrower to only come out of pocket at closing with $25k and No PMI, No Escrows and no mortgage payment for over 50 days after closing is Very strong!