I don't think a person who's behind in payments or who needs to sell a house fast or who wants to buy a house without a bank is thinking about "investments" in the traditional sense.

A few years ago I started working on a degree called a 'Masters of Real Estate Development for Architects' (MRED) at Woodbury University in San Diego after getting jaded in a traditional Masters of Architecture program and applying to the MRED program on a whim.

While I think that having a mentor is invaluable, I do think a 50% split on all net cashflow is really high if it is just traditional mentorship without them being very hands on.

I am in the process of trying to purchase my first home through a traditional loan.  

Currently I am looking at Fannie Homestyle loans, traditional 20% down commercial loans, and small bank construction to perm loans.

For the traditional buyer or investor, you may be paying more than you need to in order to obtain the information you want.

(it was nor foreclosure/short sale at acquistion time or now-traditional sale) Have since made friends with the buyer and we're progressing to a closing late June.

Firms lay people off and they traditionally take lower salaries in new sectors at smaller companies.

Would it be roughly the same as when traditional banks foreclose?  

I guess I'm just interested in what the community thinks of our non-traditional rental option.