You can offset this with points.When the lenders provides you with an estimate of the loan along with all the charges pay specific attention to:Origination fee - This is whereLoan Points - Sometimes they force you to buy a point and they bring down your rate in returnapplication feeunderwritting feeBasically you want to compare how much you are paying in all of these and what interest rate they are giving you based on this costs.

Question 1: Whats a good creative way to get them to sell these lots either outright or as a short term investor and can buy them out when the construction loans turns to mortgage?

We call this "dead equity" or "lazy equity". 

Using the money from selling that home to continue buying ETF’s (paying dividends) and continue offering private money loans to home flippers I partner with. 

We're looking to buy a property (most likely a condo due to budget) and would like to AirBnb it for part of the year and use it for part of the year.

Keep in mind this property is relatively turnkey with most capital improvements completed within the past 5-7 yearsIn the middle of the month of May, I get a call from my tenants saying that their electricity got cut out and the oven and air conditioner don't work.

Hi All,I want to get started buying notes and wanted to compare apple with apples.

Once we came to an agreement with the contractor the buyers loan contract had expired so he had to drop out. very unfortunate because the buyer really wanted to buy the house. 

So if I refi three and buy six more - than I lose about 3K in cash flow and only add 2400 in cash flow from the newer places. 

I only have the warranties because my real estate agent had it added to the contract that the seller would buy it.