So effectively you have a server making the same money more is now showing up as hourly versus tips.

Value-add versus completely hands-off.

I'm increasingly realizing the disconnect here, at least from where I'm coming from versus the perspective of many here...I am a professional hospitality consultant, with a background in hotels and restaurants, and my work focuses on helping independent hotels, resorts, restaurants, and vacation rental companies around the world improve their operations.

It also allows us to only pay interest on the money we actually need versus getting a mortgage up front and holding onto the money.Concerns:I want to protect his position as much as possible without putting a lean on this property that would prevent me from getting the HELOC I need.Possible Proposal:Assuming he requires this be secure, I can put the lean on another property or properties to protect his position.  

We know all the good versus the bad.

Hello PROs- I'm looking for inputs on one story versus two story homes in Frisco TX market on the following factors.

To the best of my knowledge I do not think there is a better option versus the other.

Hey Robb,It's all about the risk, return, and how passive you want to be when it comes to commercial.Your capital to outlay will also matter as various commercial investments and cap rates are based on deal size.A 2 million commercial property is more hyper competitive for cap rate because of the low barrier to entry point.When you start going up into the 4,5,6, million and up you can land higher cap rates as not as many buyers have millions to put down versus 500k to 750k.The asset classes are highly specialized.

The rental return is what is driving the investors to pay retail and beat out the home owner who wants own with a mortgage of 1100 versus rent for 1450. 

Eddie it's usually better to check locally for hard money lenders versus nationally.