The type of Investing that interest me the most would be wholesale, fix and flip, and maybe in the future rental properties.

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Are there grants landlords can get for providing this type of housing?

Units: 36Building Size: 28,000 SFPrice/Unit: $27,777.78Property Type: MultifamilyProperty Sub-type: Garden/Low-RiseProperty Use Type: InvestmentCap Rate: 11%Gross Rent Multiplier: 5.26Occupancy: 92%No.

To save time I hand write the outside of the envelopes but use a typed letter on the inside. 

There is a bit of the good old boys club with appraisers, your in or your out type thing with Dodd Frank, so they run the numbers by the books and don't get risky out of fear of losing work themselves.I only do commercial loans.

@Dan Krupa Lots of people do these types of loans.

I mix up the type of letter I send but I mail monthly. 260 is a small size and you could get results or you could get nothing.

I am not UP on this type of activity,,, but on fan value, I don't thinks it is a viable way to secure financing.....

Different sets of repairs require different types of labor, but for the most part you’re going to want licensed contractors of some variety.