Annuities come in various flavors, but the two simplest varieties are period certain and lifetime.

It’s not hard to set up, and with the right guidance you'll be able to take advantage of solving your simplest to most complicated situations in QB's.

You got to study all the ingredients for every plate(kinda like know how much work needed to be done is worth and not being taken for a ride/or rolled)and know it’s worth then move on to service and presentation.

IE landlords make some of the simplest dumbest mistakes with out knowing it.. 

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

In the simplest of terms, with numerous caveats, it's like a finders fee without having a RE license.

Thanks for the replies Loc and J,Actually the situation is a little different than in my original question, but I wanted to put it forth in the simplest way.

And the latest Real Estate Fisherman title is on precisely this topic: buying "colonies" of houses/properties (especially if these were lumped together, for example, but applicable if these are in some reasonable geographic proximity).With these properties paid for, and the seller likely looking at some exit strategies, it is the type of situation where the key ingredient may be your creativity and ability to meet the sellers need (for income, security, etc) and structure a deal to meet your investment goals....Best of luck!

clients of mine who did not have 600 dollars to do the simplest repairs and they end up defaulting on us.Land lording takes reserves and not just a few grand. the no money down deals that are done with sub too and sandwich leases in my mind are not appropriate unless you have a lot of knowledge and cash reserves to make sure you don't twist up your seller...

I've found that the hope that a good Lawyer can routinely tell you how to proceed is justified only in the simplest of matters, and not always even then.