We would be looking to use a conventional loan. 

This is a tough situation, as if I was the other party I would ask the question "what makes you a qualified individual to determine if the tree was a risk", are you an arborist or tree expert?

The deals are out there, one just has to dig a little deeper and turn a few more stones.Like yourself, I may not like the tax or political situation here but my investments are doing very well. 

Because of this, our customer support team is not as familiar as it could be with policy procedures pertaining to how to handle these situations, and I apologize for the way it was handled yesterday.

The equity can only be used in a refinance situation and you are not on title so you cannot refinance the home.

You can do the math, but assuming it takes 6 months to get your money back you will be floating these types of purchases with cash or hard money loans. 

@Greg HodgesHave not invested but just make sure you understand your risks of secured vs unsecured as honestly tired of listening people complain about getting screwed when they invest in unsecured debt and are like “oh I didn’t know”…. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831623/000117152023000262/eps10909.htmThe Notes are unsecured and holders of the Notes do not have a security interest in the real estate loans or the proceeds of the real estate loans.

Getting a license to become a loan officer seems to be a great entry point to enter the industry while I build up my real estate network from scratch.

Vacancy is costly and while there is no way to guarantee one tenant is going to stay longer than another, talking to people and learning a little about their life and situation should give you some clues as to how long they might stay in your place.The probability of you getting a home-run tenant right off the bat is pretty low. 

Hello BiggerPockets Community,I've recently acquired a property through an auction, situated in a C area.