Originally posted by "rainman11":If I can sell my buildings I'm going to invest in mortgages.I would suggest working with a Private Hard Equity Lender, Sometimes you can get up to 12% ROI. maybe even more.

Honestly, I've found private note holders to be very receptive to being first position.

Because they want to encourage the private sector to provide housing for the public.

If the private sector this is imprisonable white collar crime.To keep this from getting to be too serious of a discussion, I had to give the following link.

Your phone calls/emails today included:Your first handymanYour second handymanYour HVAC guyYour septic guyYour private money guy2 tenants2 prospective tenants2 prospective buyersYour biz partnerYour HUD agentBiggerPockets postersYour bankerI talked to all of these today, maybe I am full-time now.

We do this occasionally when we make a private loan if the deal is too "thin" we will also tie up another property in the investor's portfolio to ensure performance.And having the props "owned" by your LLC is not the same as having the financing originated and vested in the LLC.

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There is a neighborhood about 100 yard down the road that has city water.Should I get go through the city to tap into the water or contract it out privately?

Those people with decent incomes, who took out extensive lines of credit, overused the credit cards, got that expensive home, car, boat, vacation home etc. and have been able to tread water to this point because they have had some savings (quickly becoming depleted) to keep out of the ditch--so far.

At the discretion of the HUD Field Office, the cost estimate may include a contingency reserve if the existing construction is less than 30 years old, or the nature of the work is complex or extensive.