Is that just a calculated tax break scheme that is legal through the loopholes?

*Throughout all the 9/11 chaos, I never heard of any terrorists buying single family homes to enact their schemes.  

etc.For what its worth, my opinion is just pay off the student loans since you say you can pay it off in 4 months.  4 months is nothing in the grand scheme of your investing career and then you'll be debt free (from student loans at least) and have more monthly cash flow to put towards investing.At the end of the day, the fact that you're thinking about how best to treat this debt is a good sign. 

It is a pretty simple job in the grand scheme of things as long as you are ok with redoing the kitchens and baths! 

how do you handle thatI have seen this scheme many times and many times its  a train wreck because the end buyer defaults along the way and the middle seller ( which would be you just walks away because they have gotten their money)  leaving the original seller in a bind

Just do your basic due diligence on the area, and the HOA. 53K isn't a massive financial risk in the grand scheme of things. 

good rates  IE below everyone else and up front deposit are signatures of Fake lenders in what is called a pump and dump lending scheme. 

In the grand scheme of things it's a small blip in the radar.

I look at a lot of data here, including some of the big desert land resale schemes where I've bought and sold (California City, Bear Valley Springs, Stallion Springs).  

I can deal with some stress and drama because in the grand scheme of things these people are paying off my properties and are making me a wealthy puppy.