I understand that the condition of the property itself may result in compromised collateral for the loan, but for cryin' out loud, that's why hard money lenders charge 5-8 points going in, 10-15% interest and a one year balloon.

A good negotiator helps two diametrically opposed parties compromise.

This will make a difference in repair costs.Jon Klaus, my biggest fear with these houses is compromised plumbing.

A more passive investment, like lending, will often return a lower COC, but your time will not be as compromised.

What you do not want to do is compromise the two entities so that a judge views them as the same and you lose some asset protection.There are many creative things using loans, options and other things.

It is much easier to make those choices before you have children or other responsibilities, but it also may not be worth the hardship if you can have most of what you want but just need to put up with some weather and compromise by planning some tropical vacations or something.  

The problem has existed long enough that there is a decent chance ceiling joist & exterior framing have been compromised

@Matthew OdouAs demand pushes prices people compromise and go farther out to afford what they want.

I plan on adding an account (not prime) to allow them to hit Spotify or IHeartRadio for free.I have looked into the various ways it could be compromised to allow eavesdropping and it isn't a very easy task.

My advice for beginners would be to not compromise on your numbers.