The real numbers are more complicated because while we count mortgage payments, the reality is some of that is for interest and the rest is against the principal, so really some is going to you in the long run, but is currently tied up as an expense. 

Overview:Address: 3960 Pleasant Shade Dr, Atlanta GA 30340 (Have owned for since Nov 2016 and depreciating)Details: 3 bed 2.5 bath 1,847 square feet (None of the photos online are current)Principal Owed: $232,000Mortgage Rate: 3.375%Monthly Payment: $2,010 + $250 for landscaping and pest controlCurrent Rent $2,450 a monthProjected New Rent: $2,750-$3,000 a monthPotential sales price $450-500k. 

He is a mentor of mine as well, and is not so interested in making money but rather he told me that he likes to see 7% in his passively invested accounts, so I offered and he accepted that I would pay him 8% APY On the principal that I borrowed. 

Most people are going to see the limitation of a single unit as a drawback when you want to exit this property and you're going to get less money for the house in order to sell.

Surely there has to be some drawbacks?

Many threads on here about being unable to cash out, losing principal, not getting any updates about their funds, etc.

I don't know the numbers on your property, so I'll create a hypothetical:Assume your principal and interest on a $300k loan is $1,263.You're sitting on the potential to get $155k (tax free, btw), but the rate will be 7.5%, taking you're principal and interest to $2,100.Yes, it's $900/month more, but you have $155k of tax free money in the bank.

@Dominic RichardsonPrivate money lenders typically want a property with great potential and an LTV that secures their principal.

These payments typically include both principal and interest.7.

Our house is assessed at 415000 and the mortgage is 269000 and not declining because everything goes to interest, taxes, and insurance, nothing to principal.