There are subtle differences like: one area does tiered bidding, one area does one bid.

They sell a tax deed, a subtle but important difference. 

That's ALL cash flow we'd rather keep, and we get a Sunday at the beach every weekend (short walks or lunch, but it still counts)   :)   Nice post, but the hard-yet-still-subtle sales pitch doesn't work on me.   

Some of it was apple/cinnamon flavored. 

It is obvious to us when there is a concerted effort to spam the forums with whatever flavor of the month guru program is being pushed.

Since this is your first and probably last (you never know) we can walk you through this deal, it is a bit more complicated than a home in a subdivision due to the excess land and commercial flavor.

No appraiser nor myself was able to catch this subtle difference in value.  

There may be specific dishes that will bring out the flavor of the mushroom, or a wine that goes well with it.

It appears that there is a subtle difference in how to deal with this on owner occupied multi-families vs pure investment multi-families.Basically, these are the options I see so far:1.

There are several flavors of self-directed IRA/401k plans that can be used to invest in real estate.