I accept them and mitigate the risk by (a) screening the animals, (b) having a solid set of rules that are quickly and fairly enforced, (c) regular inspections, especially for cat units, and (d) charging a monthly pet fee.Let's say I have five single-family homes.

The plan is to: - Make regular payments on the seller-held mortgage for the agreed-upon term.- Pay off the balloon payment at the end of the term.- Immediately refinance the property with a traditional bank mortgage to pull out a significant portion of equity. 

Is it a hold?

Interesting - that top three could not be much different than each other - I see Easy Austin still holding up very well right now though, wonder where that sits

If you hold long enough you virtually always make money. 

As you said you are currently still employed there, so you can't do it right away until you leave employment there.Second, once you've rolled over, you can setup your SDIRA as a regular account (where fund release has to go via your custodian) or setup a LLC checkbook option, where you can write out a check for your choice of investments.Yes you will have full control over the use of funds in your rolled over SDIRA. 

I am not sure I've ever seen where the tax writeoffs are different for STRs than they are for MTR's or LTR's in terms of writing losses off against your regular income. 

Selling the House: If the wife wants to sell, she’ll need the husband’s cooperation, as he holds ownership rights through the deed.

I would be inclined to not hold on to a cash flow negative property, I see our costs only going up. 

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