There is a world of difference however between selling it and underwriting it and administrating claims on it.

When I mentioned that having a government agency as a tenant could be a double edged sword it was because I had a deal where the one and only tenant was the Social Security administration.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billionbarrels.

I wrote out a more detail post which was erased so I'll just ask.Please tell me who you use as your SDIRA administrator?

IMO it is foolish to place such a large tax burden on those that help create jobs and already are taxed quite high.This administration is doing almost nothing to turn around the economy, but has done a significant amount of harm.

The following are excerpts from an article on Reuters.com:"Rumors are running wild from Washington to Wall Street that the Obama administration is about to order government-controlled lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive a portion of the mortgage debt of millions of Americans who owe more than what their homes are worth...

I base my opinion on the recent past administration, if there was ever a good reason to take such actions, they existed then....so don't hold your breath friends.I was very tired last night, I see much missed the mark.

It is interesting to look at the funds this Administration doled out to "create or save teacher's job."

The Small Business Administration does not do non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans, however, there are SBA lenders who like to deal with brokers because they keep deals flowing through and it is easier to pass the fees off to the customer.

What I don't know is how the probate court will proceed with this and who will be appointed/authorized to sell the property, Ideally, the probate court's administrator would allow my realtor and I to negotiate and submit for short sale to dispose of it to avoid foreclosure.