Take my word for it...u will always be on the sidelines if u think too much....this is a quick numbers game.....run the numbers and make up your mind either way :-Jeff....as they say..no pain..no gain...what are the alternatives?

I did not mean to offend I was just giving an alternative.

Assuming they don't sell the note as an alternative, I mean.

An alternative to what JScott mentioned is the have them commit a non-trivial amount of money that is hard immediately if they are serious.

This isn't quite a hypothetical question, but I'll keep it general in nature.I've noticed a few husband/wife teams (or couples in alternative relationships) where both are real estate professionals.

His alternatives are few...traditional sale means cash out of pocket which the seller probably doesn't have, a short sale which half result in a foreclosure anyway...they go into foreclosure and take the "atomic bomb" FICO hit, or...they assign the payment.An unsellable house to a probably unloanable buyer.

There are so many alternative investments out there that generally only accredited investors see.

Alternatively, you could start off with some cheaper condominiums.

Do you want your daughter going through the treatment given to Trig and Bristol Palin?

You really need to have a solid plan and not many alternatives to choose the right product.