In this example the initial investment would be $50,000.So the owner of the IRA would have to pay 37% in taxes seems to negate the interest paid of 12.5% annually.Do I have this correct?

Yes, 2 percent.Then again, we are heavy with staff so that stuff gets done for our owners.

This will give you more time to shop rates/fees than to be under the gun with a purchase loan. 

Talk to any business owner of the heavy, hard manual labor jobs and they will all tell you the same thing - it's almost impossible to get Americans to work these jobs at any salary, much less one that a company can afford to pay.

I have heard though that most lenders don't mind this as long as it is not changing the ultimate owners on the property - such as a partnership where one person sells to the other.

Ask to speak with some of their current owners and current/former tenants.

Also make sure your home owners is not just a regular policy. make sure it is a STR HO policy.

When an owner replaces or retires certain items (e.g., lighting, HVAC, or carpeting), they can claim a deduction for the remaining undepreciated value of those items.

This operational company would have a 1 to 2 year lease agreement with the property owner.

Scotia Bank in Costa Rica will allow you to open up an larger account as 'business owner' if you own your properties in an LLC but the process of opening an account is much more difficult.