The broker on this deal was extremely distant to say the least, I was always directed to the assistant who was handling the deal...who was "learning" how to do his job, to put it in a nice way.Come to find out apparently they had been scaring off like 95% of the people interested because they sincerely thought it could not get traditional financing.

Now, if A and B do not both 'check out' (my guess is that they won't) you may be stuck exploring a more traditional financing and find an outside resource to manage type of route. 

Tying it all togetherThis year I will be more focused than ever on both my traditional financial investments and the investments I have mentioned here.

I have been able to run all of my properties through traditional lenders, so unfortunately, no.

If you are using hard money you need to budget for the points and fees as well as traditional third party closing fees.Repairs: The money it is going to take you to rehab the property plus an extra 10% of estimated repair costs to account for unexpected repairs.Holdings Costs: Here is where a lot of investors get tripped up.

Would you traditionally rent this or vacation rental it, or a combination?  

Benn, Yes, I realize it is not traditional for husband and wife to ever be living apart, we have been married for 18 years and do fine living apart for a couple of months if need be.

Our company is a start-up that is looking to change the way real estate is traditionally done.

If you need a traditional lender, Feel free to reach out to me.

In no way does that undermine the brokers and agents who pay for access to the system.Just because the traditional model is the way you've always done it, doesn't mean that's the way it should always be done.