It's safe and not a bad deal in my market. 

God has a purpose for all and when its to provide "safe, affordable, well maintained housing", that's it!

Safe Haven Home Buyers

To do it properly and safely, wholesalers do a double closing.

Land contracts or contracts for deed are also mentioned in the installment contracts under the Dodd-Frank and SAFE Acts, can't write these like we use to in the old days.

Some markets (such as UK, Ireland and Germany) are very safe and transparent while many others are not. 

There are plenty of other good pockets around Indy that you could own and feel safe about going to visit.  

goal:  to make it a safe place people want to be,  and raise children.

I think my best bet is home equity line of credit because I am trying to avoid  hard lenders to be on the safe side and minimize the pressure to sell fast and loose money just because I have to repay at a certain time. 

stephan. here is how i do it. granted, i have been doing it for years now, but it works. it sounds like you know how to do it now. go thru, get a list, a very very well detailed list of everything you need. go to home depot and lowes and get prices. add 20% to your total just for error sake. usually, you will go over your budget by 10% so 20% gives you a fail safe. figure out how much you can do and how much you would have to hire done. then, find handymen and college kids to do everything you can't do, for pennies on the dollar. you will be amazed how cheap you can do it