I have a quick question about a career choice.

How does a college student from a low income family borrow to invest, etc.

In regards to a short sale, the lenders will normally require that the borrower is the one on the deed.

And judges like to borrow from existing case law that is similar to what they are deciding – it is both easier than reinventing the wheel and tends to appease their preference for consistency.Now could a judge decide to make up brand new law for deciding if rentals are a business for purposes of 162?

In the commercial mortgage space we have found that NPN investments can be divided between(1) purchasing NPNs in which we’ve had no or minimal contact with the borrower, and(2) purchasing NPNs in which we’ve worked out details of a restructuring with the borrower prior to purchasing the noteAlthough the following is in no way a scientific, statistically verifiable conclusion, here is what we’ve concluded through empirical evidence1 - purchase discounts from UPB do not differ either way2 - having borrower agreement before note purchase results in much greater chance of creating a reperforming note3 - having borrower agreement before note purchase results in much less chance of having to foreclose4 - having borrower agreement before note purchase results in borrower seeing us as an ally not as an enemyAside from 1 above, the results are exactly what you’d expect.

It's a win-win situation for both you and the tenants.This will include some tough love...again, if I'm reading this correctly, you're planning on explaining to your new black tenants that their being broke is a choice they've made.

Double your money in 120 days (probably much less) - but with no collateral and the borrower already in Chapter 13 bankruptcy, I'm not sure where to turn. 

A 2 to fourplex is an awesome choice for a first time investment.

I obviously can’t qualify for any kind of loans from a bank except the VA loan and I don’t feel comfortable with borrowing from family.

According to the article below "borrowers will receive favorable pricing in exchange for limiting rent growth on 80% of the units in the property and keeping them at levels considered workforce housing for the life of the loan."