I have taken courses on buying tax defaulted deeds at auction so my plans are to buy 40, 50 60 cents on the dollar.

As far as the land trust we needed to see attorneys and preferably the attorneys Legacy contracts with to teach asset and taxes (Anderson Advisors who would give you a free consultation which they offer on their website).  

Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).

I've always worked for myself and didn't have a ton of support so I was not able to prove my income for quite some time due to doing my taxes wrong or not understanding how things work.

I could have bought it and arranged to upgrade the panel on Day 1 after we closed but I didn’t feel good enough about taking the risk on a $280,000 deal in the event there was a problem and I had to try to make a claim prior to the repair.

Ask the title company or closing attorney.I would think that trying to move the ownership out of the inherited IRA or change the deed might be considered liquidating the IRA and trigger taxes.

They analyze components such as cash flow, principal paydown, appreciation (both home and renovation), initial equity, depreciation, and interest deductions for tax savings, giving you a clear picture of individual gains and ROI over 30 years.

If you only plan on owning 2-4 properties, then there's really no harm in self-funding them unless you know a better, safer way to make more than the going interest rate on that money (most investment mortgages right now are about 7%, maybe effectively 5.5-6% after taxes depending on your brackets and tax structure).

Nationwide sent a non-renewal letter for an 8-plex, claiming property was within 1 mile of a fire hazard zone.

The interesting part of all this is that Baselane has digital record of all payments (rent, security deposit) authorized by the tenant on their platform, and they are reverting all collections because of whatever claim a tenant makes as part of reversal?