You know, even if you can't do a contract for deed, you can talk about them, I could say ...maybe we could work out what we use to call an installment contrcat.

Also, if you've established a routine for your appointments that have proven to get comparitive results, a few do's and don'ts would be greatly appreciated.Knowledge is power!

I routinely get 200-400% annualized returns by flipping houses.

Contact the owner and work out something direct with him.If this is a convoluted deal, just find another house.

Jim,You don't need hard money...you need a new 'equity partner'. ...or a work-out with your current lender.First to answer your questions...1.

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My suggestion:- Verify the rental rate assumptions;- Get a property inspector to inspect the property;- Verify your loan parameters;- Ensure that in your "expenses" you're accounting for: Taxes, Insurance, Vacancy, Maintenance, Management, Utilities, Capital Costs, and Advertising.If you do all that, and the numbers still work out similar to the way they do above, it sounds like you have a very reasonable deal...

That first house and the second house gave us the down payment we needed to later buy a 27-unit apartment building so things did not work out all bad - there is a silver lining to this particular cloud!

And this strategy will allow you to possibly obtain a property at a good deal.Another strategy is to do your own work-out, modify the note and allow the borrower to stay in the property with additional interest or fees that are not preditory in nature.

If someone finds and deal that works for me, I'm more than happy to pay a couple grand above what I could otherwise find it for as long as the number work out.