Doesn't have a functioning elevator which I would want replaced.

I am active in distressed REI and I also bike, but can't say that I have combined the two!

Both are a function of the mechanical set-up of the building, as well as the age and condition.  

Certainly to get the best cash flow and ROI combined you want to use conventional financing, with the low low rates now being offered.

Super strong borrowers NOw a days will find better rates etc.Now its customary for Banks ( commercial banks to ask for PG's)  most do .So while I understand it completely in function I am not all that enamored with them as some sort of recovery mechanism to a loan gone bad.

Because generally the policy of most small banks is: They do not allow your to exceed the 75% Combined Dept to Value ratio on any properties anytime they have a mortgage interest or collateral on.

Hi Ryan, You can shoot for the SFRs and use a combination of the following to "fill-in the gaps:" Net Lease Properties (NNN)Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) Tenant-In-Common Investment Properties (TICs) These are often used a back-up or filler properties when a 1031 Exchange is involved.

From the standpoint of seeing deals early before they are listed not so much as you wouldn't be doing anything different than you are now looking for sellers.What you would learn is how to talk to sellers and buyers, how contracts function and how to protect your client whether a buyer or seller and in turn yourself when you are a principle.You would learn real estate law never a bad thing licensed or not to keep yourself out of trouble.

For the most men, it is all about the function.

and as we ramp up I'm going to hire a GC and other contractors then continue to analyze the numbers and results to prove this out more and use a combination of both or eliminate one or the other depending on what system is working better.