So when you do build your business be sure to take time off and enjoy life a little :) Just know if you can dream it... you can make it a reality!

If RE was my full time gig and I was immersed in it all day, making the note would probably make sense.The reality is, this is pretty much a win, win, win scenario.Wish it were mine!

All of your answers and advice is really helping me to get a good reality on the note investing business and will help me to structure this note at an optimal level.Alfred

The seller can pay for all loan costs, on a commercial loan as seller consessions, but when speaking of the down payment, ir reality, no, the lender wants to see skin in the game.

then you really need to punch your numbers into one of those online amortization table producing sites to come to grips with reality on this.Go to this link:http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/mortgages/amortization-calculator.aspxEnter 50000 for loan amount, and 8 percent (it defaults to 30 years).

Brining a FSBO owner to reality is fun.And, investors "helping" people avoid foreclosure and advertising assistance just scares me!

Its reality.

There are several ways. upfront being nice, but in reality a investor does no't want to pay you upfront, especially if the two of you don't have much of a history together and that was fine with me if the investor had a track record of some sort.

I'm saying, investor expectations can be too high that in reality, apprceation should be there in 5 years.Bid them up and make them pay!

I wish I could be encouraging to you and tell you to chase your dream but you need a dose of reality.