On #2, the reason to take a lower interest rate is that I get the price I want for the house (which would be difficult in this interest rate environment) and enable the buyer to purchase the home with lower monthly rates,  where he would not have been able to do so otherwise AND I still make a healthy return on the money until he refinances.

If the cost exceeds the benefit, that must be revealed, and just like buying and selling a home, most of the players are incentivized to keep the product moving, not to do your own due diligence. 

Especially if they lose a key player?

When class codes are enabled, every transaction can be assigned to a class code and from that information, you can run a Profit and Loss Statement not just as a total aggregate number but broken down by each property.

:D  Also, perhaps you have bonus depreciation or similar write-offs that can enable those to break even or product income.  

CA for instance has hundreds of thousands of paper lots that were created between about 1900 and 1935. these paper lots get sold at tax sale all the time and its where a lot of the land geek type of players toil. 

Specialty or niche services will expand as will niche mortgage products that encourage or enable buyer broker compensation.

This builds equity and cash flow while enabling people to live for free or at a significantly lower cost.Sweat Equity: To increase the value of their properties through renovations, repairs, or property management, some investors have depended on their own time, expertise, and labor.

Expect financing anywhere from 80-90% of Purchase, 100% of rehab (funded in draws), up to 85-90% LTC.Your best bet is getting it in front of a number of lenders efficiently to see who all the 'real players' are for you in this scenario.

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