The fees over time eat away at your gains which is something a lot of people don’t understand somehow.

An Exchange Accommodation Titleholder or EAT would enter into a 32 year ground lease for the land that you want to build on.

Appreciate any and all advice, my Realtor and I are about to give up on putting in any more offers as the bidding wars are very quickly eating up all our cashflow on anything we can find these days.

Currently, lots of out-of-state investors from California are eating deals up in Columbus OH left and right the markets hot. 

We are a different animal than the rest of the country, lots of people are moving & want to live here.

This was my first time dealing with Commercial Lending, which is a whole different animal than residential lending.

Revenue off of that same $700k, but SEVEN sets of fixed per loan costs.And both will eat up the exact same portion of that 7% slice.

Some years a deal eats more cash then it throws off. 

I think it's also important to realize that while this area may be a "c" area, it's a "C" area by Manchester standards, which is still far better than most "C" areas across Hartford County CT.The siding is basically a non issue unless you plan on eating it.

Meals - the per diem alternativeIf you eat frugally, you may be better off with the per diem allowance.