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How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

One tool I've utilized extensively for personal and client acquisitions are seller carried transactions. 
Oregon has proven fertile land for sellers with low capital base and reasons to consider seller carried financ...

If anyone is interested in getting into multifamily deals I would say go big early (100+ units) as my best advice to you, find a good sponsor and experienced operator (between my partners and I we have over 2k units now) and you'll actually experience less risk than if you go from single family, to 10 units to 50 units to 100+ units over time.Hope that's helpful. 

Looking to find a property manager for a duplex in Big Spring Texas.  

Specifically, I’m wondering what others’ experiences have been working with private lenders, and how to find one?

If you can find the right tenants and live there as long as possible to make sure care is given to the space, I believe that will go along way. 

If I had a crystal ball I could tell you what the future holds with certainty…in my experience and opinion though, I believe you’ll find Lehi to be a great option for the criteria that you’re specifying.

Without knowing more details about the specifics of the project being proposed as it relates to your property, it's hard to say if there are any obvious big red flags that could negatively impact your property's future value.That being said, I would try to find out as much information as possible about the new apartment building's design and layout - the two big things I would try to ascertain would be the location of the garage entrances/exits, as well as the location of any outdoor amenity spaces (pools, terraces, dog runs, etc).  

However, I tried to conduct some research on the two firm founders - Anthony Grosso and Christopher Palermo - to find out where they worked before, what expertise they had managing CRE, who they were associated with, etc. - typical due diligence items to gain confidence and assess credibility before turning over any of my hard earned money.