I would like to prevent water damage as much and as soon as possible.Should I consider giving flowers or some other welcome gift to new tenants?

In my 20 years doing lease options I've been through both good and bad markets and always found sellers that needed to sell and get out from under their house for a variety of reasons.If you are experiencing the problems you mentioned you can cure it in a heart beat by working the right market and talking to the right sellers.Good luck,Joe

We buy a variety of land in metro Atlanta for conversion to residential use.Those big assemblages of yours must have required an incredible amount of patience!

Depending on the state the go by a variety of names.

The IRA will own the property and all proceeds from the property return to the IRA in a tax-sheltered fashion.There are a variety of self directed IRA plans and services.  

But you'll find a variety of every type of investor on the site, and everyone is amazingly helpful.

But you’ll find a variety of every type of investor on the site, and everyone is amazingly helpful.

To answer your questions, I mentioned the loan was going to be between 150k and 250k... and mostly is looking like it will settle right there in the middle at 200k.The franchise is of the, um, convenience store variety :) - if that doesn't nearly give it away.I suppose the lien holder would be in first position, as I wouldn't be borrowing from anywhere else.I am going to sit down with my bank today, but was wondering, you don't suppose they care either way whether someone pays off the loan fast or takes the full 3 or 5 years, do you?

and failure to cover all the bases or not disclosing the facts has been seen as fraud, putting an investor in a high risk position while sharing the flowered side of interest benefits.

Although there are a variety of different ways to source your first property, my best recommendation is to link up with a local, seasoned, investor.