In my view, one-off loans are not a long-term growth strategy.I would also avoid any lender lists you have to pay for, but this is not to save money.

I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am if I can get just a few startup questions answered...ENTITIESReal Estate BrokerageREI Tech Company.comProperty Mgmt CoConstruction CoFinancing CoREI Tech Co Apps/Software (IP Involved)REI Marketing & AcquisitionsREI Fix & Flip Co (Same Co as M&A)REI Buy & Hold CoREI Joint Ventures (Flips & Holds)Q: It's been advised that we separate each division beneath one Parent Company 'PCo'.Our DilemmaThe REI Tech Co would be a platform to make offers, auction, and buy Real Estate similar to RealtyBid.com, Auction.com, and Hubzu.com only targeted toward a completely different niche.We intended to charge a Buyer/Seller premium which would be based on a % of the total offer/listing/bid (TBD) in addition to fees for premium services (featuring property, BPO, web based tools, privileges, etc).No doubt the % would be viewed as a consideration for a Real Estate Transaction so the Tech co would need to be licensed.The buyer would have the option to use our Construction Co 'CCo' for rehabs/maintenance and Property Mgmt 'PM'.

If your investor or tenants have internet they can view and pay online.

The current demographics show a predominately black neighborhood with most inhabitants living well below the poverty line.Please see this very interesting website on overtown-http://overtowner.comRegarding the difference between Overtown and Little Haiti, if you view it from a sheer geographical standpoint you can see the distinct difference.Little Haiti is a fairly large area with 2 borders that are very haute couture and 2 borders that are like a faux pas.Overtown is a smaller precinct with hot real estate in every direction.

I did meet the tenants and the current owner when I viewed the property and they all seemed like nice people.  

How does the other view this semi-deal....

FYI, the houses I viewed that were in similar states were priced so cheaply because essentially all of the value was in the land. 

(I view it as more capital growth.)Here are the problems I see with your analysis:(1) @Ben Leybovich is right.  

Account Closed Your view to me is correct about Baltimore as a whole. 

The drought has caused some communities with lake view properties to lag behind the rest of the state.