The most important part is to ensure that you have "realistic" exit strategies.

by David ParrishIf you're a creative business or cultural enterprise, you are selling goods or services to customers, whether it's graphic design, fashion, architecture, music, or books.But what are you selling, really?

Plus your time and efforts would be diverted from the common goal, to your indiviual goal.I would take the offer and run with it.Keep in mind you can still get creative and buy with owner financing, sub to, etc and take down even more properties.

That right there ensures the offer at least gets presented.Each offer is always submitted as “All Cash†(even if it isn’t really) and we tell the bank we can close within 10 days.

Available credit is definately dried up these days, so we must get even more creative with our methods and strategies.

Surround yourself with like-minded people "Creative" real estate is non-traditional, which means that most people don't do it this way.

It would be better to lose the deal now and work on a future solution, than to put yourself in harms way by trying to get too creative and force a deal.

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Because, a) it isn't really an issue and b) it never was an issue.The vast majority of small investors buying houses use creative financing.

(apples and oranges)Brandon,your startegy is creative and possible viable, however, Rich made an important point that you are missing out on tax deductions and future appreciation, as well as principle paydown from rental income.