With practice it becomes very natural.

My experience is that the tenant/buyer's Lender will not necessarily have a problem with it, but you must disclose to them the nature of the transaction: that you are buying the property and selling it shortly thereafter for a profit.

My questions here are general in nature as this potential deal hasn't progressed far enough for me to pull additional information.

While it does sound like a scam, I do know that insurance companies look for places to rent temporarily for customers who need housing after natural disasters.

And nowhere in the formula does it account for appreciation either forced or natural occurring.However, I strongly disagree with the look at 100 properties to buy one property.I don't want to waste my time looking at 100 properties to buy one.

Myself, coming from an carpenter/metal working background, also like some of the more "new school" construction w/ exposed timbers and black iron bracketry, especially w/ wrought iron stairs, rails, and natural stone.

This could play an important factor in risk related to the startup nature of crowdfunding.

Especially considering the dynamic and organic nature of these types of markets...

I'd say you need to do some reading here on BP and think about what you will be promoting and what the receptive nature many of the members here will be to such tactics.

Like I learn most - jumping in feet first ;-).Yes, it's great to educate yourself and have others to ask, but I also see people get hung up with 'analysis paralysis ', because there's always something else to learn and they're afraid to start until they have everything (which isn't possible)Granted, I'm a 'big picture person' and it's my natural tendency to not go into every little detail until it's too late ;-).