And, to add insult to injury by castigating those of us who have, and are still boot strapping our business (many with a W2) until we can have "deep reserves" is  not only offensive but disconnected.

On older homes in Florida, whether wood frame or block, the roof was either not required to be strapped down or very minimally.

Maybe another deal came along with better returns or maybe they are just strapped for cash as not paying taxes suggests.

Even a used home bought at a great discount is going to cost $5,000+ to move, block, strap and level. 

Mat's book is excellent educational resource and will help you understand the rules and avoid prohibited transaction.

We strapped out the roof line with 2x2's but didn't want to strap the walls because we are so limited in space.

YOU might get lucky considering Xmas was just around the corner they might be strapped for cash so you can work out with them, leave ASAP and I won't dig you with an eviction on your rental historyOR pay cash for them to leave, keys for cash. 

David Moore I will.Once I tie up all the current loose ends.The story of my boot straps real estate journey is on the member blog.It’s titled :”A diary of no BS real estate investing”.Look it up.It’s none of the super sexy stuff that gets 500 comments on the forums.Just plain boring reality.Again,It goes to the point that has previously been made on this thread:That blog article remained the most popular on the member blog for weeks...yet was not “featured” on the BP main blog.The same week I published it,I saw some feel-good “million dollar article” patched up from some forum post a 19-year old had just posted....and made up into the feature BP blog article.It’s what sells.Understand that and let’s focus on reality and keep crushing it the normal boring way.We should leave the fantasy to the ego trippers.Cheers.

@Mat O'Grady has been understanding as my virtual guide during my trip up to Groton.

Hi @Mat O'Grady, I had a similar deal to this recently and the solution I used was to get a "portfolio loan" from a local commercial lender to cover each of the lots.