Title Insurance is of no value since I believe the statute of limitations is 25 or 30 years as I recallMy best guess is that at some point the additional land was deeded to them by the city so the city would not have to maintain itI assume the deed is a Lot/Block as opposed to a metes and bounds ?

My primary focus in investing is multi family properties with positive cash flow but am not opposed to other projects as well.

I thought of rent-to-own is an attractive option as opposed to seller-financing because of the monthly rent being tax advantaged compared to collecting interest with seller-financing, and also thought that with rent to own you avoid the risk of foreclosure because tenants do not own the property.

Get proper insurance, also if you did buy in an LLC you would probably have a much higher down payment requirement in the neighborhood of 20-25% as opposed to 3.5% FHA

Chad talked about the security in real estate (as opposed to stocks).  

The only tax deduction that doesn't represent an actual cash outlay is depreciation, which you're going to have to pay back in capital gains when you do sell the property, as opposed to now where you can avoid capital gains entirely.Not to mention we are in a hot market with signs of a correction on the horizon.No brainer.

@Karen YoungThe new law does not treat S-corporations any different from other types of entities, including no entity at all.There could be a tax benefit from an S-corp status if you run a highly profitable operation in flipping or wholesaling, as opposed to rentals.

Putrid pink aside, would a better color help you attract a higher quality tenant as just opposed to a rent increase?  

I would not be opposed to single family either if the numbers worked.Thanks for reading!

For example in my case I am targeting individual names as opposed to companies.