I have nice home that is tying up most of my buying power/ income. 5 bed, 2.5 bath, 2,900 sf, paid ~$250k.

I've also literally done hundreds (possibly over a thousand) of Power Point presentations.

I have professionally competed in Boxing, MMA, Power Lifting, Jiu-Jitsu and recently took an interest in Bodybuilding.

The buildings haven't been power washed in forever.

Unfortunately that means the thing that will get us is the 'unknown unknown', the risk we don't even know exists.Einstein said that compound interest is the most powerful force in the world, I'd say that non-recourse loans are a very close second which is why investing in the US is so attractive to Canadians... and everyone else.BTW I think your VRBO investment(s) up at Whistler are great.Giovanni

I told him it shared a yard with a family with 4 children that played in the yard daily. 

Denise, that credit score will go a very long way from a bank's perspective so kudos to you for getting it up that high, FIS (Fair Isaac Score) is a lender's number 1 determination for a qualified candidate, after that your income and debt to income ratio, payment history, employment status, etc. will go into play.

It would be nice to find a way to do this, but I understand cost and liability always come into play with the business atmosphere we exist in today.  

It is like any other negotiations, if you have the only roof top in town, you have the power.  

Anything over 50% is not a CF play but an IRR play.Makes sense?