Sometimes the deal is not great for their numbers, and they would still be able to wholesale the deal instead of trashing it, and get some money for more income.  

The cost was going to be $13,500 for the whole project, and the buyer nor the seller was willing to pay for it.

Purchase price: $520,000 Raised 100% of the funds to buy this property.

We used an REO broker to find bulk packages of foreclosed distressed houses for sale from banks.

Non-payment of rent is always the path of least resistance to get someone out in a somewhat timely manner.

Using your own funds to pay down your loan so you get a bigger loan sounds like a zero sum gain (aka IE using 1 dollar to pay down loan so you can net 1 more dollar from the new proposed loan) So how are you going to net more cash when spending 1 dollar to get another 1 dollar ?

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However, this is not applicable to standard M1-2 zones.Zoning Map Amendments: If the property is not in an MX district, pursuing a zoning map amendment to rezone the area to a district that permits residential use is an option.

This in return has been affecting my ability to secure a recent refinance I attempted with a renowned bank.