If you're thinking about other states, parts of the Southeast like Atlanta and Charlotte have also seen a lot of activity, with strong rental demand and growing populations.As for creative financing, I’ve seen investors use DSCR loans and Fix-and-Flip loans to get deals done without needing the traditional income verification.

These loans are typically secured by real estate assets and can be repaid once your cash flow improves.Mezzanine Financing: This combines debt and equity financing, allowing you to borrow the needed funds with the option for the lender to convert debt into equity if not repaid on time.

It was not uncommon that they bought some of the worst houses (weird layout, dated, much deferred maintenance) in the nicest neighborhoods and then would try to relist them as-is to make a profit before ending up having to do the actual work required to the property for it to sell again, selling at a loss, or maybe making a little bit of money in transaction fees.

I told them I'd understand if they need to cancel but I'd prefer to play it by ear.  

Just in time when you might see end of year home prices taking a little dip since some sellers need to get properties off of their back to avoid paying taxes and renewing insurances again for new year. 

And while they seem to work much better in areas with lower property taxes. 

If the property is fully leased and operating well, like your situation, the numbers might not make sense.A few questions to think about....Deferred maintenance or layout issues: If you already need significant updates, the conversion might be a good opportunity to reconfigure the space.

However, that won't work for several reasons:  1) The lender is not going to finance the $15k assignment fee2) The lender isn't going to consider the purchase price in this example to be $150k, they would typically use the $135k price in the original contract, and 3) In this particular example they may not even use the $135k price because it's not an arms-length transaction since it ultimately boils down to a deal between you and your father.I applaud you for trying to be creative, but ultimately what you're proposing isn't going to work and it's going to make the transaction a lot more complicated than it needs to be.

I am not finding much good deals near my area.

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