Or if you go to sell it and you don't get what you wanted for it, you could always hold it to make the annual return you were projecting.You should run sales comps to determine if that value is $100k or not, but if you can offer at a price where you can hold it or flip it once done, you will be in a good spot

Obviously, the funds and syndication world has its own SEC exemptions, and you can invest all day in Reg A offerings or 506(b) offerings.  

There are many other ways to qualify besides DSCR, like bank statement averages or even P&L statements that can offer lower down payments..check in with @Joseph Chiofalo he's a 20+ year mortgage colleague and can help with structuring and options.

I don’t know if she has travel insurance but will ask!

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Everyone seems to talk about including the costs of the new mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance & capital reserves, and the vacancy projections when looking at realistic cashflow, which we already do for all the properties in our rental portfolio.But we, like many, cant find properties that are making any cashflow sense right now.

In some cases, I see that the buyer offers a substantially high price on the property to entice the seller, but that price is offered as a balloon payment in 5, 10, or 15 years.

Seeking partners who possess a keen understanding of local real estate dynamics and can offer valuable insights into promising investment opportunities.

With quicker transactions and less market saturation than traditional real estate, this niche offers unique growth opportunities.

I wonder what investors offer as a means not to have the sellers pay the gain all at once. etc.