one of the seller's motivations is to avoid a big captial gains hit - so I'll have to look into how that fits into the equation.

So today the 10 Year bonds are dropping - sitting at 1.25%I am closing on 7/13.I locked rate when 10-year bonds were 1.59% - locked at 2.875The rate sheet I found says for USDA loan in PA today it is 2.5% to 2.25%That is between 24k-40k interest Ill payout over 30 years [if I am doing math correctly; buying for 217K]If I go to my mortgage company what would motivate them to do one of the following:1) lower my rate from 2.875 to 2.25?

I focus on riding the wave of transitions and have achieved both healthy ROI and rapid appreciation. its the reason I think Philadelphia is a good place to invest.

One appraiser said he sees a steady price appreciation for the next 10 to 15 years.You can still find deals and motivated sellers. 

I don't know anything about the ones you mention but I would be at least leery, if not outright suspicious, if the results were achieved by a company whose primary business is mold remediation.

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Most RE project finance is either Equity(shares and shareholder loans), Debt or Hybrid(mezzanine finance,  preferred equity).Suppose a multifamily township development project has LVR or LTV of 60%, 60% debt capital can be raised, how should one model remaining 40% finance such that highest developers margin can be achieved after all the payoffs.Thanking in advance

I made another post several days ago, but would like to hear from more of you Ontario investors out there.Looking to do a house hack duplex conversion BRRR in Kitchener or Cambridge, with the ultimate goal of achieving 100+ doors by age 30.

the seller was motivated to sell at a discounted price due to his need to do use his proceeds on an exchange he was doing.

We won't see that in our lifetimes again (on one hand too bad, it was a great opportunity..)When the housing market finally achieves an equillibrium (either by limiting demand by price or more supply or both) it will slow down, inventory will build up, we will see an average of 180 days on market (now 20 days).