I don't like to bet on appreciation, so I'm not sure I'd let that influence the decision too much.

Too many external owners can influence your investment space in a negative way and you have no way to control them.

Depending on how much these liens cut into your profit you either re-negotiate the purchase price, negotiate the lien down or back out of the deal.Some liens are negotiable and you may be able to nogotiate your liens down substantially enough where the deal still makes sense.I had a deal that had a tax lien on it.

* Material costs can be driven down substantially when building at volume (such as 20-35% savings, per builder), so achieving scale is critical to maximizing overall profit margins * Build for 20-30% less than traditional stick-built * Scarcity of homes in the $135-170k range are expected to lead to high demand, per numerous realtors, particularly for new construction on 2 acres of land* These rural counties typically require at least 1 acre when building.

Anything above 10%, you should be paying down aggressively. 10% is a substantial return on your money and paying down debt with a 10%+ guaranteed return is a great "investment" in your long term financial well-being.Your properties are pretty leveraged and you're driving a nice car.

If you could get 1-2% with other properties that would be substantial.

I'd also want to know who employed the seller financing method to transact the business, I'd look toward the party who had the most influence, what the motivations were between the parties, is it predatory and if so to who's benefit.I'd also be looking at how much the transaction was in violation of the Act or other regulations.

One of the deals had substantially more details than the other two, which should aspire to the same.CrowdStreet.

There are plenty of people out there just as you said – with substantial assets who would be willing to provide you capital at an attractive rate, as long as you can convince them that your business plan is sound, the asset is of appropriate value, and that you know what you're doing.

So, while it's true that hedge funds account for a very small percentage of residential housing economics, from a practical perspective, their influence is disproportionately large compared to their economic share.