Account Closed I would approach the tenants on either side of the vacancy and offer them the space at a substantial discount on a term matching the balance of their current lease.

Today, I found out the property manager bought one of my mom's properties for a ~$100K discount (on a ~$320K property) from my mom's friend.

The property is owned by a company that does exclusively section 8 and I have been told their vetting is very thorough.

Your comments make me realize there is a detail I should have included--I am looking exclusively at vacant lots.

The original buyers of the A bought it likely discounted too, so they're making value both sides.

Martin  I used to drink Woodford exclusively and then a buddy of mine who owned a bar sat me down to try Old Forester a couple of times and I made the switch.

Could also be things like a new laptop if the laptop is used exclusively to conduct business on your rental properties (make the laptop or other assets $2,500 or less to avoid depreciation over multiple years). 

The check book control package look attractive, at $1095 after a July 4th $200 discount :-) https://www.broadfinancial.com/self-directed-ira-plans-custodian-checkbook-control/I will need to set up one with pretax 401K , then another with after tax Roth IRA, so, want to make sure to control the expenses/cash flow of start up costs. 

Full disclosure I’ve only recently acquired a few properties so I don’t have years of experience I just know that when I was making my decisions on where to invest I did use that site, but not exclusively. 

That way they can take advantage of the $500k personal residence exclusion.