Originally posted by Rich Weese:J Scott- The question was what would Personally, I would buy another 5% of a pre-IPO technology company that I'm backing and have a decent sized stake in.

Also, even without the high taxes, buying a pre-owned property for $180k with rents of only $900 or so is a guarantee of negative cash flow.

So now I'm doing a pre-qual that will give me NO credit for rental income.

There will be more competition when they inevitably come closer to 5%, so acquiring properties with assumably negotiable prices could be a massive hidden gem for you though the APR sounds scary!

The presumption here is that that a pre-foreclosure can, indeed, be purchased for far below market price.

The range actually represents the difference between a resale for $730k that's 2 years old at a 6.5% cap rate, and a pre-construction purchase for $659k of the same building type which runs at a 7.7% cap rate upon completion. 

I could recommend two that lend at 2-3 points origination and 12% APR if that works for you.

Depending on how you structure the syndication you might be required to have a pre-existing relationship with the investor.

Consequently, they generate their own problems and high vacancies.Contrarily however, beach cities (eg Santa Barbara, Huntington Beach, Ft Lauderdale) and mountain ski resorts (Jackson Hole, Vale, Mammoth Lake) have so much activity that the accommodations is just a trivial necessity to facilitate the activity.Where there are numerous class-c's in resort locations - - the area is over built and I would find some other location to invest (the lowest common denominator drags you down), unless class-c is your intended market segment.Best wishes.

I use 5% to cover these.The last thing is where are you getting a loan with a 10% down payment and at 4.5% APR?