While I'm not a fan of government supervision, I get why the feds initiated the qualified investor status.

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If you need to call the government at any level then don't disclose your well location until and only if you absolutely need to, especially in an urban area.

There has been ALOT of new construction in the area of government homes that range 7-9 hundred monthly.

He should be good at marketing, a skilled negotiator on your behalf, have his ear to the ground for movement/conditions in the market/neighborhood, utilize and share MLS data to come up with comps/ARV, have contacts with key players (inspectors, contractors, government officials, loan officers, attorneys, property managers, other investors, off-market deals etc.), quickly manage all the cumbersome paperwork/contracts/communication/scheduling, and know how to navigate a lot of the bumps that often prevent deals from closing while keeping all parties on the same page and moving forward.

Although I don't have any practical real estate investment experience, I have dabbled pretty extensively into other investment avenues such as stocks and mutual funds primarily trading in the tech sector.

With an FHA loan you are typically going to have to pay a mortgage insurance since the loan is backed by the government which is an extra cost each month yes, but to me it seems worth it to not have to put so much down.

If our backwards federal government would stop fear mongering over carbon tax credits (BC, Québec, and soon Ontario already participate in a market with California) and show some leadership, I'd be "dumb grin" smiling.  

You want to know how likely it is that the municipal government will intervene in the future, but bringing it to their attention would obviously kill the deal (since it is now on their radar and much more likely to result in later action against the unit).  

There are several community banks investing in revitalization of the area as well as some government funds, and I got names from two unrelated sources of the banks involved.