If takes 90 days then sell FHA.FHA underwriters and appraisers are still going to want to see that there was sufficient work done to add value to support a higher price than was originally paid.

Cost segregation works at virtually any level when there are sufficient assets in play to work with.

There are issues of self dealing that can apply if that new collateral is not as sufficient as the prior collateral and frankly, I doubt many brokers or investors address the issues as they are usually leaning toward conducting business in their own best interest.

I agree with Jason, the extra time between fully executed adendums and a 3 day inspection clause should be sufficient to evaluate any large (potential) problem you are worried about.Don't make any habits of backing out, but in such extreme cases where a large issue was identified after offer made, you certainly have a right and reason to either re-negotiate or back out.

I mean, we could all just chug money into our 401k's and let Fidelity or whoever control our retirement... most of us are willing to do the extra work of being a land lord or RE investor to boost our returns... by that same token, why wouldn't we be willing to be a bit more geographically mobile in our investments to further boost those same returns?

If they refuse without a sufficient explanation to you, I would be suspect.

All I'm saying, is make prudent decisions and have sufficient cash on hand for the bad times.

Derivatives are more complicated for buyers to understand and thus they should not be sold to newbie buyers without a sufficient down payment to purchase property.

You Joshua Dorkin may have thought of this, but in case you did not...As for the recording of the event, I've said it several times before; we're certainly looking at doing an audio recording, but I make no promises at the moment.Have you reached out to the local community colleges/High Schools for the AV stuff, for a token amount of $$, they maybe able to use it as "on the job training".

I do receive sufficient passive income from the rentals that I own and maintained in an occupancy level of 96% on a couple hundred rentals.