In Florida there is a bond program that pays up to 10k of downpayment/closing costs. 

Couple things here:Financing - bear in mind, if you finance them and default occurs, you will then need to foreclose (lengthy process, 6-9 mos++ in some areas, if not much longer). 

Know the risks and potential returns of various investment vehicles, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and, of course, real estate.Develop a Diverse Portfolio-The old saying “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is accurate.

This is not an exhaustive list, but this should be a pretty lengthy conversation and be a great starting point in your search for a quality company. 

Since you are effectively making a negative return on your $100k of equity, I would assume it wouldn't be hard to beat that with other rental properties or even stocks/bonds in the long term.

A contractor who is licensed, bonded, and insured would cost 8 to 9k.

As a result, they are traded as bonds on the secondary market with the promise that each of loans are thoroughly vetted and meet certain criteria to ensure these homeowners have the ability to repay these loans.

Mortgage rates are like the stock market and these mortgage bonds trade in real time.

.), source) so rents and prices are almost guaranteed to increase significantly over time.The downside of this approach is that we cannot accurately estimate ROI and cash flow until we get the property under contract, since we do not know the interest rate.Allen, this was a lengthy response, but I hope it answers your question.

Now if we look at bond market, the yield in short term is higher than the longer date term.