It's a little strange but these days commercial financing can sometimes be more cost effective than what an owner would do unless they're willing to accept a really low interest rate.The situation I see a lot recently is a retiring baby boomer with plenty of equity.

Kevin Manz ,I bought a book, here on bp, called The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No or Low Money Down.

Please, seasoned investors out there, let me know every that you think I need to know/consider/do.  

I totally agree with you, is that it's all in your mind.All you need to do is link up with seasoned individuals that already own bigger deals, bring value to the table and ride their coat tails to put your mind at ease.  

My first home was bought with an FHA mortgage with a low down payment, with the assistance of the CityLift program, which gave me down payment assistance.  

Hello Nurum,If you sell the note you will take a pretty good hit and a note buyer isn't going to be overly anxious to buy a Contract for Deed with the low credit score. 

John Howdyshell your profile says you are looking for a private lender for a low interest long term loan.

Because they have dozens of educational classes every week and the monthly fees are low.

I was uncomfortable but I thought that maybe this was the way commercial deals worked.The GP predicted selling the property for $3.1 and then signed a deal in January for 2.78, which seemed low given the hot nature of the market and the improvements done to the property but I didn't really have any recourse.

I have two BRRRR deals coming up on the 6 month title seasoning and am interested to see what other investors are doing at that point.