I had a unique perspective of how these two industries working together.While performing an inspection on a house, I got to chat with the seller and found he was a commercial construction superintendent for a large local company.

The seller will also have to sign documents that are required and it will hold them liable for debts since they are on title.Best way to set that up is run the numbers and create a partnership based on the equity of the land and your cash injection and sweat equity.

.- If you're going after a seller finance deal I think once you understand what it will take to get to a finished state its simply a matter of aligning your needs as far as short term cashflow with the current rents/situation, with the net number the seller needs after the refinance.  

Appreciation is driven by demand outstripping supply, and cost of new supply. 

@Joel Florek will your bank let you get cash out at closing even if the seller is carrying a note? 

Do they have 20-25% down to ask for seller financing?

Seller financing will be "golden", turn-key is the awesome sauce, and with a target of APPRECIAITON, so appreciating market NOT based on hopeium but on MATHS.

Sale Price$171,000 - $55,000 (Rehab) - $13,680 (8% fees) - $40,000 (profit) = $62,320 MAOFrom talking to other investors and doing research, typically a Novation allow more money to the seller, correct? 

I'm enjoy the challenges of finding creative solutions through the numbers and negotiating what can work for both the buyer and seller. 

In a way, its not their fault, its just they have become so in demand and they cant hire fast enough to keep up, so the only way to keep growing is via price.