So instant post rehab equity is definitely a line item we include when presenting an opportunity to investors.   

All you're doing is reducing your cash flow (instant profit) and transferring your wealth from a liquid form (cash) to a solid object (reduced balance). 

No matter how "shiny" a deal may look, if you follow it, you will get instant gratification, but you will have a hard time getting back on track and will take much longer to reach those "goals".Every step you take, should be taken while keeping in mind the steps to follow. 

So... instantly I will have about 140k in equity.

Also if rents are under martket what are your thoughts on instantly charging $50 more and then raising rent 5% annually?

There is no lender in the world that I'm aware of that is gonna leave $250M on the table for the buyer to absorb as instant equity.

I sell the majority of my properties on a rent to own and get the big pay days.

Right now, I will not touch a sub-2 deal unless it will get me a $30,000 pay day (when I sell on a lease option, I will make $30,000 on the back end).

Dwayne - If I had to correct all of the grammatical and punctuation errors on the forums, I'd be doing it full-time.Sadly, as instant messaging emerged as a form of communication, the proper use of the English language declined.

I had to save people from themselves all the time as they want to buy homes they can't afford, or they want to be in contract for a new home w/o selling their old homes first, since in their world their house is the best on the block and it will sell instantly.