I see where you are coming from and will definitely use an agent as a fail safe if need be, however I think I’m TN you can buy a house without an agent without much difficulty.

I've ran all the numbers and could not think of any reason not to go with the Interest-only option - then today, it dawned on me that once I am retired, trying to refinance could be much more difficult. I

Seems a very large Buyer oversight or perhaps delay tactic because of anticipated financing difficulties or fear of losing $.  

There was a bit of miscommunication along the way, but it was primarily due to technical difficulties - he is admittedly not good with computers.We have since been to a couple REI meetings that he has hosted.

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What happens if your credit isn't amazing so at the end of the hard money loan term, you have difficulty getting a refinance but you haven't managed to sell?

So, I'm having some "difficulties" getting a cash out refi on a commercial self storage facility that I have owned for ~15 years.

The difficulty is finding the ones that will provide adequate cash flow, and then being ready to pull the trigger quickly, preferably with cash.

The demand and vacancy risk above, as well as the difficulty finding financing are the contributing factors.

That wouldn’t move the needle for me, because when that lump sum is used up, you may have difficulty collecting.