What makes you thing you can originate a "HML" and sell it over PAR, at a premium?

If you don't want to put the property under management perhaps you would be able to find someone who will come in on a temporary basis and deal with the problem for you (obviously, you'd pay them a premium for that service, not just a typical PM fee for a month or two.)

In college, I wrote a business plan regarding the purchase of foreclosures well below market value and turning them into premium student rentals in a market that was in short supply.

The exterior is wood and the wood seems to be chipping.

For instance, all doors are solid wood, but you can't always go to Lowes or Home Depot for replacement parts.Anyways, duplexes in this area sell in a wide range because of the foreclosures.

The home seems to be a steal, only 9 years old over 2k square foot 2 story home on 3 wooded acres in rural ohio, sweet modern floor plan, 2 car attached garage, poured foundation and full basement....full of water that has ruined the furnace and hot water heater.

Surely, the life insurance premiums would be a good tradeoff if I am receiving a "free" $150,000 house.

I don't think the Fed has to do anything for the rates to rise...but I could be wrong ;-) The bond markets and virtually any other fixed income market supposedly value debt based on:Risk-free rate + risk premium = Rate chargedInflation expectations supposedly get priced into the risk premium regardless of whether or not the Fed jacks around with the discount rate.Interest rates for real estate are tied to MBS and CMBS pricing to a large extent given that Fannie and Freddie buy most of the mortgages in the secondary market.

Mike,I am a little confused also by exactly what kind of sellers you have but if the deals are good and flippable, then you just want to buy them.This is my neck of the woods, so feel free to send me some info and if they are legit, I'll fund you.

looking for thoughts on the following:i have an opportunity to get premium phone/cable service (i.e. all the bells and whistles) for a multi-family rental unit at a promotional rate. it seems that if i split the cost of the normal rate (rate that will be charged after a year) among the units of the property each unit would be paying a low cost for premium cable/phone that i am pretty sure tenants would otherwise not even consider purchasing (because of the outrageous costs). this would be a way to make a few extra bucks a month, and i would offer it as an option rather than build it into the lease (as rent including cable/phone service).