First, the penalties for doing this wrong are  VERY substantial, and I believe this falls under the "tenants right to privacy"  your damages are substantial if you mess this up, and for that reason I recommend you DO NOT take specific advice from BP.  

They would need substantial remodeling to make sense for today's buyers/lifestyle.On a related note, if you do decide to bid on a Hud or Fannie Mae home, you'll need to do so through an agent that is registered with the website.

If you have substantial equity in your home, and can get a fixed rate loan for $50,000 at 4%, and you are confident that a deal will return at least 10%, AND your income is such that if the deal fails, you would still be able to make those loan payments out of pocket without jeopardizing your home, do you still that is too risky?

I would love to hear from the Bigger Pockets community about non-real estate books that have had a substantial impact on how you approach real estate and real estate investing.

I hate sitting on the fence, but I also hate to have a lower COC ROI if waiting 7-8 months would allow for substantially better leverage.

I'd like for the number of our rental properties to grow and be substantially more valuable than our primary residence which is why we'd like to know the best way to get from where we are now to where we'd like to be. 

If it is a buyer's market you might be able to get substantially more of a deal, especially for fixers that scare other buyers away.

Originally a few years back when it first went up, it had a substantial increase from the original buy amount.

There is substantial equity in the building, while simultaneously the business is no longer strong as it once was. 

In exchange I would be given a substantial equity share and a share of the cash flow.