Unless of course, they've made major improvements in the 5 1/2 weeks that they've held it.Without it being listed, I can't comment on condition, as I don't have photos.It was built in 1912.

Property itself is a fantastic investment, but investing in those who are providing efficiency in a world full of past-tense clutter is promising: The door of ability for a rapid transaction has already opened, and the time is now to embrace those who have learned the ropes of the deal that is excitingly minus the snails pace.

All that time and energy to be lost now?  

Improvements, increase in property tax, increase in the rental market, etc etc...whatever you feel is accurate.

painting and carpet might not give you enough of a boost, needs more detailsHave you already bought it or are you projectingYou can add value by increasing rents, improving the property, refi, adding sq footage etc.

If she has been there for 5 years on M2M where do you see a 1 year term as being a improvement.

Changing the streets from one way to two way has not improved traffic flow in my opinion and I have lived in the area 60+ years.

Having various forms of credit (i.e car loans, credit cards, student loans etc.) may help improve your score.

Personally, I don't bother with hunting for off-market deals as I just don't have the time or energy for it.

As in either improve the note in a way that the borrower pays a lump sum up front that covers most of my original investment or if that doesn't work with the borrowers situation, just sell it for a higher value once it is reperforming.