The longer the duration of the project, the greater are the finance charges and the higher will be our cut of the deal.

I agree with others that she will try the same with you - but you are already collecting last months rent upfront, so you won't have to dip into the security deposit to cover this sort of antic.At this time of year I always try to keep the lease duration so that it ends between May and July if possible, since that is the time when more tenants are looking for a new place.

How do we create a better process so we are not having to do this every time, and note that our flips are only about 6 months in duration: so we then have to dissolve the entity which also has costs.

The tenant, who had a written lease or rental agreement, which terminated on or after April 21, 1979 (the effective date of LAMC Chapter XIV), has refused, after a written re-quest or demand by the landlord to execute a written extension or renewal thereof for a further term of like duration with similar provisions and in such terms as are not incon-sistent with or violate any provision of this Chapter or any other provision of law. 6.

I mean, on what you are trying to do, I can only imagine you only need a 4-5 regular crew for 70-90 working days. 1-2 might change once in a while but surely 3 will stay the same for the duration of the build.

I’m trying to work with a hard money lender and wanna tell a good one from one just putting me in a bad situation.In my experience, the rate is somewhere between 8-12% depending on loan size and duration.

The real question you need to ask is if you want to be tied to the SBA rules, remember you must owner occupy the property at least 51% of the square footage for the duration of the loan, it is very strict and not for investment or speculation on real estate.So the question is, do you have plans to lease it to others (not your company) in the future?

From what I've heard, the variable rate loan programs allow you to extend the mortgage duration to 35 years when switching to fixed because of the rate rises.

For all I know, it makes sense for them to sell them back to people who need them for rehab.)An increase in marginal yield corresponds to an increase in marginal risk, but that risk is not born evenly by investors: the ones with bad setup end up with a vacant property, while the ones with good setup can access that higher nominal yield.To support that "city xxx" is good for investment, one would need to know what gross yield, vacancy rate/average tenancy duration (there is a cost to switching tenant) and net yield people achieve there. 

Expect 12%+ annual return for the duration of hold investment Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?