Unless you're taking the long-view and willing to wait for a few years in a market where prices are increasing rapidly.If it were me, I'd treat your cash partner as a hard money lender.

I don’t view them as hard and fast criteria by any means but it’s helped me improve my understanding of the pros/cons of an area.

Hi @Juan David Maldonado, it's not exactly the same, but the sites promoting the most optimal views of finance and investing, with a strong social component, would in my opinion be:- ChooseFi- Afford Anything - J.L.

First is, if it meets some basic conditions, you can actually finance it out on a 30yr amort... second, it's a great way to leverage traditional housing finance to access land that has tons more options, particularly if it has other value, such as on or near a corner of two major roads, adjacent to desirable features like waterfront or views.

@John Teachout in regards to appraisal amounts and inspection failures, could it be viewed that the seller isn't being transparent about the condition of the property?  

And you can take cash but the IRS views either as taking profit and you would be taxed on the difference. 

Your point of view is the first time I've heard it from that perspective.

@Joe Villeneuve I haven’t really thought about it a lot or researched it like I should I have always been completely against it thanks for the point of view!

I'm going to take another view on your first assertion. 

@Ryan Daigle I view it as good, considering all the fear pumped into people's minds in mid to late March.