Out of that four returned my calls.

The main thing I have going for me here in particular is that I may be able to get into this for very low money down making the CoC return decent.

If you do not expect a return even if you win the suit, all you will have are more expenses.

Even if its 45 minutes to "town" you might have better returns in a larger area. 

The investor will not have any interest in the property, but will have a promised return of a specified percentage of the principle.

I was hoping to get thoughts from people who have experience selling a property, how much does it cost and what is your true take home return on  selling price? 

not a great deal compared to buying 5 year term first trust deeps on performing rentals that pay 9 and 10% and you get paid off in 6 months then what .. no return.. until you find another deal so your drag on money turns your return much lower.. now if it was 10% or 7k over 6 months that would be something to think about.. but not an interest rate for such a short duration.

X will be determined by what ever return you're demanding.

Putting in $475K taking the current $116K and adding potentially $20K (and the meters would cost an additional $24K up front) would be a 7.5% return on cash.

Would I have to return a partial payment?