@Todd MaginNo, that was not my point.The point I was making is that when you hold property in an after-tax fashion, the rates for lending and tax on the income earned are handled in a particular fashion, and that is very different from what one will expect in an IRA where much of the income is not taxed at all, but there are not write-offs either (vast oversimplification, it is late).  

Lots of appliances and fashions from the late 80's/early 90's. 

Establishing the plan linked to a qualifying business and then investing with the plan.I have not gone back through the details of this thread, but our general viewpoint is that you should be legitimately self-employed in some fashion because that makes sense for you, not as an excuse simply to establish a Solo 401(k). 

I had a situation that fell out in a similar fashion but the tenants kept things poorly and owed damages which they did not pay.

I actually played poker for a living for years after I graduated, really moved from analyzing numbers in one fashion to another.

The younger generation is getting more of a (down to earth look) now and having earphones, shoes, other tech gear (phones) be the fashion statement.

Any agent that wants to back door deal with you in that fashion and doesn't have these "arrangements" disclosed, would be committing a criminal offense if they executed the arms length affidavit without admitting a business relationship to one of the parties to the transaction.Sounds like your radar is working well in that you smell a car salesman.

I just moved into the Cleveland market we bought oh about 12 to 15 props in the last 60 days.. my vendor will end up owning 100 in 18 months that I finance for him and that will create a nice cash flow business for him. but my point again is he works his tail off for it.. and he knows me.. big difference from others out there trying to do this the old fashion way.

I get my business the old fashioned way with mailers, door knocking, open houses, cold calling, networking and referrals.

Something I do but not in any organized fashion.