@Ramona Beyer,I agree with @Dani Beit-Or reply, the numbers make this a good deal, but however you have other due diligence that comes into effect to see if you should buy it (Location, Vacancy, type of tenants, etc) if you like what you diligence finds, then buy it.Now for your second question, i think determines what your interest rates are for you HELOC, if you would get better rates with a mortgage go with the refinance, also if your able to put some equity in the property you might look into a BRRRR methodCheers,Anthony

I gave her a copy of the original defaulted note along with the terms payor & I agreed for a modification.

Maybe one way to do buy and hold partnership is for the partners to agree together when to sell.  

Sure.Here's how I would put it together if we're claiming primary residence..... get a very well drawn out letter of explanation probably involving her office or location of work being near the subject property and have the employer document the request to be closer to work so the story flows and is plausible in the mind of an UW.Now if you're going to put down 10% anyway you could just structure it as a second home purchase as second homes can be purchased with as low as 10% down up to a max of 417k loan amount in most parts of the country and especially so in Los angeles, Orange county, San Bernardino, and Riverside, and Ventura counties surrounding you.

Because after all the definition of market price is what a buyer and seller agree on.

I would agree with that statement.  

@Ryan EllisI'm curious to know where you learned thisWholesaling lease options or lease option assignments should be done on an option release system First step is you enter into a lease an option with the seller with a letter of intent to sell your interest in the paperwork (or if an agent enter into a listing agreement for lease option)Instead of assigning the deal, you have the tenant buyer place 3% of value of the property in escrow made payable to a title co.You have the seller and the tenant buyer sign off that it's agreed that the 3% is a option release paid to youA new lease and option is created between the seller and tenant buyer (with no large option consideration)You could discount the house value by 3%Use a collection co to take rent and pay underlying note and mortgageHave tenant buyer go to bank and save 3% for downpaymentI would be licensed in FL as you are brokering.

@Sean Murray I am a UoR alum as well and agree the surrounding neighborhoods would make decent rentals - save for the ones directly south of campus.

We will be investing primarily in Pennsylvania, but will eventually expand to California and other parts of the country.  

Financially it makes too much sense, but in a country which still refuses to adopt the metric system there is the potential for builders to ignore this opportunity.