I understand you may have to buy cheaper properties or wait longer in between purchases, but wouldn't the financial gains turn out the same in the long run?

You can contribute cash out-of-pocket to fund the Seller Carry Back Note, bust most sellers do not have this kind of cash laying around. 

I lay this stuff myself and it takes a good 4-5 days to do an average 1500 sq/ft. 

I've been an active listener of the BP podcast for a couple of months now and I can't believe I waited this long to join. 

(I wonder how many tens of thousands of similar Applications are waiting to be addressed at this time?)...

. • If you purchased the investment property with a loan,then conventional loans will require you to wait 6 month to take cash out.

Hey @Sidney KanellMy out of state clients make sure to travel to where they are investing at least once to get a lay of the land.

Also avoid any deposits over 10k otherwise you'll have to source the funds and explain where the money came from (if still within the 2 months period), but if you wait 3 months then you'll be fine.

Alaska is in a recession right now, because of the oil prices, the State is running out of money and laying off state workers, I recently read the AK Marine Highway / Ferry System won't have enough money to run after April.  

Since you'll be holding it for cash flow, if you want to sell in the future, you'd just have to wait until another crest in the market comes along.