Renting in Seattle has its challenges, as Henry is oft to tell you, but you can be successful if you state your criteria clearly and hold your applications to the criteria. 

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

The largest such investor in Fulton County is Vesta Holdings, but there are a few other firms that do this.

With our lenders, if the borrower refi's or sells the home they get refunded the remaining balance that the seller paid for the temporary buydown, since the lender holds it in their own escrow account.Its a dollar for dollar subsidy basically, seller funded to help the borrower the first couple years in the loan.  

Does the basis remain in place since the seller would presumably hold the title until the payments are complete?

Buy and Hold?

i would be purchasing the property with an FHA loan. and im also looking for solid cashflow + long term holding 

I think holding onto real estate is more beneficial than selling it.

Buy and Hold?

She supported me through school, and now that I'm stable in my career, I want to return the favor by helping her build a retirement nest egg.Her financial situation isn't ideal, with maybe only about $40K to her name and no significant assets.