I'm about to purchase a residential property with a private seller & no agent involved.

There is a lotta waiting involved.

Make a few contacts at banks around town who are willing to loan using some of these fha programs and other that except a lower credit score to get approval and possible 100% fin.

A 25k loan @7% -Montly payments will be bet 450-550.Do you think this is good way to get some money to get involve in buying and flipping properties with other investors?

I use a PDF editor program which allows me to add my initials and signature as many times and on as many pages of the PDF as needed and it looks just like as if I printed, scanned, and emailed back so they really can't tell the difference.

If you were looking to purchase a buy-and-hold rental in this manner, what sort of terms would you look for that would be fair to both parties involved?

A GC is going to put a premium on everything so expect to pay more for work they are involved in.

Because it is the government, there is an extra dimension involved - fraud and criminal charges.The consideration the seller gives is a reduced price and/or interest rate.

Is he in the HAFA short sale program.

Investing in real estate involves risk, lots of it.