The home we inherited does not currently have a mortgage on it.We are looking at refinancing our primary residence, and I'm thinking there will be a tax benefit to shifting some of our debt to the rental property, but I was hoping someone on this forum can validate or disprove my thinking.Every year we end up paying the Alternative Minimum Tax, which makes a portion of the mortgage interest on our primary residence non-deductible.

A couple of other alternatives would be to do a land contract, a wrap, or a lease option.

But if the alternative is to pay 25% down plus all the rehab costs out of pocket, it may be a better alternative.Here's an issue I've hit recently, though.

The alternative is to do it as a profit split.

I'm glad to have found this forum and look forward to learning a great deal, as well as possibly contributing to these helpful discussions.As a principal, full-time real estate investor and owner of Alternative Funding, LLC we see our role in this business as facilitaters.

The MLS is too competitive now and need an alternative route to pick up REO's and make a healthy return.

If you can't pay, at some point they're going to take the property.Private money lenders are individuals who are unhappy with their rates on with their alternative investors.

But I'm open to alternate strategies.What would you do?

I am at a loss as to how to title this piece,I have a Townhome I bought(seller financed) in 2001 at $87500 @9%( at the time I do not have good credit)the balance now is 82000(which includes escrows)....the problem is I have done some work on this property.....replaced polybuthylene pipe @$2600,repainted the house$900, other repairs$1500,jacked up the foundation from the crawl space$1600......any way because of the Real estate downturn, there has been a lot of foreclosure around my house which means low appraisal, two units been offered at short sale at $60k and 35k...informal appraisal puts my townhome at 75k to 82k....needless to say I have a difficulty refinancing, credit is no longer a problem.....my question is how do u approach this owner to either write down the Principal to maybe 75k or cut the interest rate to maybe 6%...or alternatively I may have to walk out on the property....by the way how will this affect my credit,it is currently not recorded on my credit reports(I monitor all 3 religiously) the deed is however recorded in my County courthouse here in Cobb County ,Georgia...If any one has another option or approach I can take , pls let me know

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