I had to have an awkward conversation with my favorite realtor when their broker suggested everyone had to pay a $700 “document fee” on every sale.

If the new owner pays on the loan its not "equity skimming" from what I understand of it.

Quote from @Roxanne Whitaker: Please be aware if you buy an investment property and do not live in MD, when you go to sell it you will pay an 8% tax at settlement. 

House gets foreclosed on when a borrower is not paying its debt obligations - typically its mortgage.buying foreclosures is not for the faint of heart as you have no idea of the interior of these properties lastly while it can be beneficial also realize if there are a lot in an area those homes are the new comps when trying to sell so it lowers home values in an area 

And the values like all rentals will just track the rental rates and what an investor is willing to pay for a return.

@Jordan Moorhead I know of many single-asset syndications as well as funds that pay distributions but have negative operational cash flow.

When the IRA invests in real estate using debt not only does it have to be non-recourse but the IRS says, you can use leverage but since you aren't only using IRA money for this investment the retirement account is going to pay UBIT on the income generated because of the debt. 

I assume you would have to pay cash, because you have to spend all cash received to avoid taxes.

If you aren't paying cash and are doing owner occupancy you may be able to use FHA instead of Conventional with a higher down payment. 

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