You'd be surprised at the number of multi-family landlords willing and ready to sell but just haven't pulled the trigger on actually calling a broker. 

I've never had a tenant question the restrictiveness of my lease, not surprisingly they just speed through the pages, initial, and sign.

You would be surprised how fast 5 years can go by & how real estate & financing conditions may change.  

look for for sale by owner as well ... you'd be surprised how many properties are for sale by owner in that way you can negotiate about down payment ,length, interest rate etc ... there's a lot of ways you can do this you just have to keep pushing!

As a pleasant surprise, some of my clients from the neighborhood quickly came to my defense, but were swiftly chastised and some of their comments deleted.BUT - then I got a call.

that is a 6 month term,,, it has  July 30th and July has 31 days...Your friend really would have a hard time defending any part of this it's poorly written and I'm surprised they even signed it.

I ask this question a lot at speaking engagements and I am always surprised at the lack of substantive responses.

You'll be surprised the lengths that lender may go to prevent what seems inevitable - that this deal is heading to a work out.    

However I am surprised and what homes have sold for in that area in the last 6 months- even for hilltop.

Violent crime and run down neighborhood are not surprising, but owner occupied housing units kind of surprised me.