Hi Payton,If [IF] they have the available money and they are not interested, it might be either the deal seems too risky for them, or they do not understand it completely, or they do not trust you enough to make happen what you say you will make happen.If every girl you asked to the dance would go with you--you'd be James Bond.

Yes, the issue you are running in to is due to the Feds allowing the forbearance with the borrowers, thereby putting the servicers in a position to have to pay the bond holders even though the borrowers aren't paying.

We had a huge shift up in the bond market today so hopefully you can take advantage of that and lock today although I still don't see anything close to 6% on the 30 year unless you are coming in with a large down payment and/or paying points. 

I like 1/3 real estate, 1/3 common stocks, and 1/3 bonds as an asset allocation strategy but it will definitely vary by how much of a risk taker you and your husband are!  

•Make sure their history includes failures (a good mentor had some failures that have significantly strengthened their ability to succeed and thus their ability to coach you to succeed). 

The agent will try to get the expenses and whatever info he can get but I have the feeling that it's a little too risky for me at this time, specially that tat it would require more money to update and the rents are signed till the end of next year. ( Am I bonded to those contracts that the seller did??)

Definitely, have a licensed and bonded electrician do the call and the repair.

You guys are taking all the fun out of playing James Bond when you go to collect rent.

My personal opinion is to avoid "paper" assets such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, etc.

So, when AIG has to be bailed out so it can pay of on an insurance polity on a failed bond (i.e., a CDS - collateralized debt swap), the money will end up in the hands of the purchases of that bad debt.