@Colin Smith Trading CO Springs for some cash flowing Pueblo monster is always an option that will be there probably for the rest of our lives.

yes, it is done all the time, ask the seller to carry a subordinated first (moved to second position), get a first mortgage for the difference, or more to walk with cash.ask the seller for 100% mortgageask the seller for Principal mortgage (no interest)give the seller something you have in exchange for the down payment, a car, chattels , trade of a propertyoffer to pay more with a lease purchase agreement with all lease payments being applied toward the purchase priceoffer to pay the down payments in installmentsalways ask for cash back (seller contribution)offer to repair, paint etc for a fee, use that as a down payment.

I may use a GC for the job, or I might coordinate the skilled trades myself - it just depends on the complexity of the individual project.

I buy brand new cars every 2 to 3 years.. right before I have to buy tires I trade them in... but I buy the one's with zero % financing..

I'm happy to answer any more questions if you'd like to reach out, and if you're ever in the area, I'd be happy to meet up and we could trade thoughts and strategys. 

Installment sales are generally upheld as a sale, creditors can't get the property but they can attach the income received, we might be trading risks too, the "owners" for the "buyers" so we need to ensure the buyer cannot encumber too. 

Ricardo NPN = Non Performing Note sometimes also referred to as NPL = Non Performing Loan.The re-trade numbers are pretty far off.  

I figure that no family needs 3 freaking Real Estate agents, so REI seemed like a natural fit since I have always been a jack-of-all-trades kind of guy and am very comfortable with the math and complexity associated with this industry.  

I have been in the building trades end for many years.

It does not matter which market they specialize in: Options Trading, Stocks, Bonds, REI, Futures, Commodities, Etc.Keeny Estes' comments regarding investing are very thought provoke.