You likely have a good interest rate based on purchase date, and you have a property tax basis that stays low if the market ever recovers.

I was hoping to find another 100% commission brokerage to keep costs low.

We are interested in learning the necessary skills needed to effectively find deals, fund deals and match-make for the mutual benefit of all the parties. 

Hi all,I am looking at a mixed used property and haven’t not secured all my funding.

I don't like low class neigborhoods for holding.

I’ve been researching for over a year and have knowledge, mentors, and potential funding sources but find pulling the trigger and starting on my own very difficult.

I'm exploring financial options in Japan, but if it's not too much trouble, I'd also like to hear more details about why it's less than likely, if not even impossible, to create a fund or receiving investments to purchase oversea properties.

STRs in most areas make up less than 5% of the housing but they consider it low hanging fruit.With that in mind, I wouldn't be surprised that the new city council would start to look at restricting STRs.

You should be able to fund this if, you planned to fund the rest. 

If prices were coming down because of interest rates going up, but she had a low rate, then taking over the loan, while giving her the lower valuation, and subtracting all closing costs, including a sales commission that wasn't paid, might look as if all the advantages went your way.