Yes too numerous to describe in a short reply - plus ethical issues

Then he discovered the judge from Housing court had previously put a demo order on the house due to a past owners negligence and not correcting numerous code violations, also recorded on title.

However, this strategy has been used successfully (without IRS challenge) by numerous property owners for nearly 20 years, including many public companies that have reported their transactions to the SEC, with the full acquiescence of their boards and outside auditors.

Some sellers may also ask for proof of funds to make sure you have the down payment and closing costs in your account.This is how you can do it yourself... if you'd like someone to help facilitate this offer for you, I'd reach out to a local real estate agent.Please feel free to reach out.. 

Been reading numerous personal finance books and lurking BP for a few months now, but the savings are finally shaping up, so I've decided to take it more seriously :) I'm a recent college grad from the bay area who's been in industry for about 1-2 years now and I'm really interested in setting up a positive, reliable cashflow for myself to reach financial independence.

There are numerous ways an owner can carry financing. 

There are numerous other reasons, but that is the main one.

There are three costs you must be very familiar with LandSoft (carrying costs, entitlements, impact fees, association if applicable, maintenance, etc)Hard (home construction as well as site construction)Have done numerous MF and SF developments. 

My strategy so far has been to let the PM look at this as a opportunity for him to earn a full commission, and facilitate a deal for me.

I have looked on numerous websites and have been unsuccessful.