I think side by sides are much more attractive.

The 9% interest is attractive and I like not having to deal with renters, pay prop tax and insurance.

I've also heard from numerous people that charleston is like the fastest growing area in the US.

The reason for this is that they may not necessarily be able to get a mortgage at a bank(they already have 10 conventional loans and are maxed out and the portfolio loan terms aren't attractive to them).With seller financing - you don't receive all the money upfront.

Whether that be an ad on Craigslist, Rent-2-Own signs  (yes spelled that way as it conveys better than Rent-to-own) that have your number on it so you can get them to your open house.There are other methods but the key thing here is that you attract these type of folks to the property. 

You have one long-term tenant, presumably not a student, so at 2 miles from campus the property must attract more than just students. 

You all want to be successful, and working together is the best way to accomplish this.So, you need to attract these players and the best way to do this is providing value to them!

That makes that area so much less attractive to do anyting with new constrtuction, and in light of the high tax you mentioned, makes it pretty much impossible.

Happy September BP lovers!  Wanted to start a discussion around financing, specifically "hard money lending".  What can you do to be a better customer for a hard money lender allowing them more trust to lend to you?  ...

The law of attraction seems to work here... usually several refer the same few places.