When i was getting a HELOC to start our company i went to a regional bank and was able to get a 30 year amort on 10 year loan.Go local/regional and you will find more banks that will want to earn your business.

If you are in the NY-Metro region I will come to you and buy you a coffee/drink of your choice, listen, and learn.

Search Contract-For-Deed on BP, you'll see the issues, I'd  suggest you look up Subject-To as well, a better choice.It also helps if we define the type of "commercial" property we are talking about, multi-family is much different than office-warehouse or retail or industrial and each has unique requirements where having title may be more crucial in operations, such as regulatory compliance, zoning issues, construction matters and financing. :) 

The Power Brothers began acquiring and rehabbing these very old apartment buildings to create unique contemporary lofts.

Sounds like the seller may have got a good cash offer also and is trying to get more out of you to justify the finance deal, maybe your offer is a little higher but the cash deal has no contingencies.Removing an Inspection contingency can really come back to bite you..Throw them a bone, If it were me, I would say yes to it but that I want to inspect myself, then put on the jumpsuit, crawl under the house with a big flashlight, bring a ladder and get on the roof.If it's a good deal and you can afford to pay cash then remove financing but each deal and investor has their own unique circumstances that may not make it feasible..

Be careful about generalizing the region, I personally know of a lot of investing going on in the area.

But for that to happen they would have to commit as I said to a specfic city or region. to take market share.. right now when you look at the deals its one here one there.

He taught me that people will pay to escape cookie cutter housing and live in a unique space.

Training areas are unique, can't fire some weapons systems just anywhere, Ft.

Hi All:I live in the Washington, DC metro area. I need help getting off the dime and plunging into the buy and hold arena. I have cash to pay for the rental properties until I am able to consider leveraging it. I have...