Telling sellers everything wrong with their house and justifying your offer with repair costs doesn’t build trust—it kills it.

Hiding in a Trust is viewed as "hiding" which implies "deception".

Make sure that you can find a sponsor that you trust.

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My advice without even hesitating, I wouldn't rent anything that doesn't cash flow and provide a good cash-on-cash return out the gate.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

(do not trust me to build the house, but I do know how to qualify you FOR the house.)

You'll likely want to evaluate the investment with UDFI tax figured in.The Solo 401k trust would make the payments to the seller/lender and would also pay for any investment-related expenses.

I have been investing mainly in trust deeds but like you got connected with Dave and just recently ended up investing in his fund, my primary reason was for diversification and because it is passive. 

So, they can markup what they paid out and keep the difference.Most PMC industry software has these two options built in.So, it's just a matter of understanding how your PMC is marking up maintenance and not expecting it to be for free.Regarding the specific charges you mentioned - there has to be some level of trust with your PMC.