Our gut instinct is to put the tenant relocation upon the seller as part of a purchase and sale agreement in a manner that is allowed under both Federal and local regulations and incorporate that time period into our development activities--i.e. budget and development planning and preliminary approval of financing by our portfolio lender--we would probably hold off on architectural and permit work until seller and tenant have come to an agreement for tenants re-location and hopefully close on the property after the tenant has actually vacated the unit.

Now, with that said, I think that creative financing and other means to secure a deal with 5% down are fantastic, but it ultimately boils down to the risk tolerance of the investor.

Get creative to solve the problem as all may not be lost yet.

There are several advantages I have seen to incorporating their for asset protection.Any thoughts?

Hi all,I have a duplex in Costa Mesa Ca areathat i have owned for a long time and nowbut I'm only getting about a 3-3.5% return on equity.I'm not sure I can improve the property better to try to get more rents and i think I should try and get a much better return in out of state investments.I'm thinking of a 1031 exchange into a portfolio of properties.What would be some good ( creative ) ideas to sell in such a bad market ?

You won't regret itWhen you are ready to start keeping houses, using creative strategies and thinking your $25k can be used on several deals not just on one.

I would try to fix and flip but there is a lot of comp homes in area right now but none seem to be offering any creative financing.

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*****END OF LETTER*****Keep in mind that that normally you will have to have cash on hand to make this type of purchase but you will find some properties can be obtained through creative strategies.Using creative strategies does work if only you ask.

Looking for creative ways to finance and fund.