Nothing wrong with that, except that you need to consider the impact on family dynamics if your Aunt loses money and the deal goes south.Hard money lending is a very legitimate business, and in fact, we have our own trade association with a code of ethics.

Hi Jerry,I don't have any experience in dealing with historical district properties, but I would call the city building department and try to find out from them how it impacts your particular property?

Because this will go directly into your total out-of-pocket upfront costs, it will significantly impact your COC and Cap Rate values.For example, let's say you spend $5K in fixing up the property to get it rented, that 6% COC return drops to about 4%.

The impact here will be the same as an alien landing from another planet.

You're trying to limit the impact of a lawsuit on other assets. 

There are no impediments.How that impacts closing time is different in different states.  

Nothing more permanent than something done temporary .Thats all a contractor would have done in the rain until it was dry enough to find the leak and do the repair .

Could breaking a lease early have any impact on my credit.

Paint can be kind of a tricky one since wear and tear vs damage is a little more difficult to establish, it's not like having a burn mark or permanent stain in carpet.

I paid $3.94/gallon last week.And are the high gas prices having any impact on your business?