He is a GC comm and res.He rehabs his own properties.

Just trying to gauge how hard it would be to get the land use re-zoned to Apartments before we go further down the line.  

Cash can normally command a lower acquisition cost as opposed to loan or owner financing Also I would say more importantly it depends on if this deal aligns with your goals and your strategy and what your exit strategy is.

I uploaded the file to my fileplace if you want to use it as a template:https://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/drobertson/file/house-flipping-spreadsheet-6-lite

Hired a PI on another one that made sense but we could never find the guy, he was homeless and drug user and no one had seen him in like 3 years.

I'm also working with BP user Jerry Puckett to create a direct-mail marketing machine.

@Matt Phillips - I understand wanting to include your wife and capture that extra 3%, but what is your opportunity cost of not using an experienced investor-friendly agent that could add value to the transaction in so many other ways, such as leveraging relationships with other agents to get your offer more attention; knowing which agents have integrity and which ones are shady; helping to steer you to the right parts of town and away from the bad stuff; helping you identify the best value add opportunities and which upgrades in your market command the best returns - I could go on. 

A short portfolio of me is on the BP web site https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/MBS63376#0.

They did this because many commercial "prepaid cards" were charging recipients of government benefits (and other users) really egregious fees.

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