If the seller wants their cash back relatively quickly, then a 5-10yr balloon is more typical.Again, as mentioned, ultimately, it comes down to what the seller is willing to accept.Also as mentioned, if you do agree on basic terms, find a good real-estate lawyer or title company to help structure and document the deal

if you are flexible on pricing everything still rents but not getting the increases we were getting, although some of this may be related to the oil and gas industry as well.

we will meet with the attorney next week but the relator who works with attorney said "find a new home"

Cons are high LTV (if that;s your aim) and relatively good terms. 

I am relatively new to investing in at a glance this sounded like a pretty good deal to me.

Looking to purchase an investment home (importantly with relatively new construction) in central Austin and single family homes are generally out of my price range. 

Could be a good chance to find opportunities that could apply to your real estate investment business in relation to see what the City is demanding and zoning discrepancies that could play to your advantage?

Hi Patrick, not in Shenzhen but not too far away (relatively)...Shanghai. 

So the question is this... what typically does a rehabber look for in terms of relating cost of repair to profit. this house is 50k profit... just so I know what to sell the house for and stop wasting peoples time.

Can you relate/communicate with them and their situation?