BUT that will come at a much higher risk because the newbie's lack of experience might cause the deal to result in a loss, and if you are a newbie too you can't add much value to prevent the deal from going awry.

If you sell at less than $170K, then you may have a deductible investment loss.

I am trying to lock in with all my renters because at this level I am producing fantastic returns and the downside risk outweighs the upside potential loss

Being a RE agent specialized in loss mit negotiations, I learned alot of good and bad concepts and expectations.

If its negative, that's a passive loss.

It's interesting to see they are operating at a loss while they are "waiting" for the property to stabilize.I always find it amazing insto guys make money charging fees they are actually worse at investing if you look at the actual ROI than anyone in this forum.

From the investors standpoint, I'd prefer to have control of title and avoid the loss of time and expense if foreclosure become necessary should the rehabber breach.

Do you have sufficient cash for not just for maintenance but for any loss, can you cover all the deductables under an insurance policy?

For some reason, after all these years of not knowing what I wanted to do, it never occurred to me that I should pursue REI.My retirement acct took a significant hit during the Recession but it eventually returned to it's original balance but experiencing the loss got me thinking...

it goes 3/4 of the way down & then goes back up.i was there saturday and it happened. we tried again & it was fine.i'm at a loss what to do here?