Rewey  I have a client here in PDX that is a big Toyota dealers I think they have 3 stores and they are HUGE sub prime auto note buyers I mean BIG probably one of the largest on the west coast if not the US.. and we where in a meeting on something else when I asked him how the heck to you take this riskI mean folks can just drive off with the car.. and he explain how it works.Now in the deep south in Jackson MS when I was down there I would also see these used car dealers with the 100 down 100 a month..

Use someone else's money.

I appreciate your help.Anyone else have ideas or suggestions, I’m all ears.

If nothing else it'll make for a much easier tax time and make sure you can take full advantage of your write-offs.  

Could I then take out a loan at 80/20 and get $80,000 to invest in something else?

The mortgage was very complex and handled by the now defunct WMC(of GE), infamous for using scissors and xerox machines to fake documents, and anything else imaginable to get mortgages approved.I believe it was something like a double mortgage to allow zero down payment, variable interest rate, and then went through a few re-assignments, with HSBC currently being the trustee of the note. 

If you have pending executed contract, they cannot simply sell to someone else at this time.

I noticed the LEED for homes green rater credential and was wondering if this would help be beneficial to my career as a future real estate investor (focusing on single family rentals in western michigan).Does anyone else have experience with LEED and this credential?

I’m currently building a team to work with me on house flips and rentals, and I wouldn’t want this land I want for mostly personal use to mess with those goals.Some initial ideas on adding value to the property: -build a pond w/dock, add a food plot, maybe a small cabin to attract hunters/outdoorsmen-fence some or all of the area to make a small profit (enough to cover property taxes?)

My rental home has a messed up approach to the driveway that was not properly patched by the previous owner and I didn't have the funds to fix it while I lived there.