The lenders that pop up in the "mortgage broker search engine" for reno loans are the same ones who, 3 months ago, were spamming me for my brokered <600 FICO FHA business -- the bottom feeders with juiced up profit margins.The service and rate leaders cut them off to focus on their core business, which makes sense.Keep the earnest money small, and the close of escrow long.

They seem entirely misinformed and looking for the lowest hanging fruit rather than trying to help your needs.

You will find that having this time now to focus on RE will bring fruitful results.

I have a lady who will give me up to $50,000 as needed just with a telephone call, her rates are high, but I don't mind paying the juice because I have confidence that I am able to assign my contract quickly using the Control and Roll formula and the Auction Marking.Good luck, be safe,Charles

It opened my eyes to possibilities, and because of taking action on what the book talks about, I have made relationships and partnerships that are proving fruitful. 

The deals happen so quickly calling the cops may not be as fruitful unless they were able to search the house.

This is in the Palm Springs area and it is a desirable place to live so even if she left, I know tenants are not hard to come by.All of my deals have been "low hanging fruit" wholesale deals with equity cause this is who I have been direct marketing to but now running ads this is my first lead that is not so clean.Is a seller financing situation the best case with a down payment of the balances owed being worked out?

Too much production and your heirs enjoy the fruits of your labor but you and your wife don't.

It's also the low hanging fruit in terms of answers.Even if the OP found a HML that would advance on a future value so as to limit her down payment, the interest demand will likely put her underwater.  

If they fail in either job, they've got to go, now, like moldy fruit or stinky fish.As for the structural part, you can learn a lot about what repair, how to get it repaired and how to deal with handymen and contractors.