Quote from @Amanda Nelson: Hello - I found a very compelling investment property and the agent and her preferred lender are suggesting that the VA loan currently on the property is assumable by a real estate investor.

With 40k cash, a wife that loves your current home, and 2 kids, stay put unless you can find a compelling reason to convince your wife to do another live in flip or live in a 2-4 unit house hack.

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I have had experience helping improve people's listings and gaining them more bookings.I’d love to help you craft a compelling listing—completely FREE—so you can start seeing better results.

If you can take down the entitlements without LP  capital or with bridge type debt and equity that exits before the development phase,  you stand to be in the best negotiation place when it comes to the development phase capital partners.Not saying you can't achieve your post hurdle 70/30 but it is going to be much easier to do so if you have a compelling story to tell.

Lower tax revenues, when combined with higher construction costs, could compel local governments to tighten their belts.

Very quick to reply to all our questions and addressed our concerns in a timely manner.

Quote from @Sean Allen Fenn: We’re looking at a compelling value-add multifamily deal there. 

In that manner, the house looks very updated, but also clean and well kept.

Everywhere I turn all I see are pitches for affordable housing and the same (not so) compelling arguments regurgitated by syndicators, capital raisers, brokers etc. for the investment strategy....strong returns...lower volatility....supply (huh?)