Only a full payoff is going to satisfy the lienholder and a full payoff won't trigger a tax issue if they meet the primary residence requirements of the IRS and, a full payoff will reflect on their credit as....a full payoff.

Like you I've been on the sideline watching and learning...it's time to pull the trigger.  

While Direct Selling, MLM, etc. has a negative connotation, I was attracted to the opportunity for it's larger purpose of delivering renewable energy as opposed to selling a luxury good.Also, once I researched the partnership with SolarCity, I figured it had to have garnered some clout.Renewable energy has been a growing trend so I was looking for a way to jump in the wave.Thanks again for your response!

This way, the bank only sees that you transferred the deed into the trust, which will not usually trigger the note acceleration.

Soon I will be pulling the trigger on my first investment property, most likely a 2-4 unit home.

(Thinking: franchises, car wash, restaurants, hotels, partnerships, community bank)Thoughts?

As they say, the only ship that won't sail is a partnership.

(The Section 8 "Bible" recommends the bare minimum rehab) Maybe the landord hopes that someone loves the house enough to invest just a little of their own money/effort to partner together on the landord/tenant partnership?

Work until you can either structure a partnership on a few deals or just do your deals.

It is one thing to make money; it is a completely different strategy to building wealth.Legal advice from an attorney and a financial planner you hire will be the cheapest and wisest investment you will ever make.Moreover, every investment, partnership, and individual is unique.