The guru of that particular year will create some secret variation to a time-tested list of tactics that is the flavor of the weak and pretend like this is some new secret invention, perhaps inventing new language to describe tactics that have been around for years. - In the unlikely event that you get a lead, A "motivated seller" who will work with an 18 year old to sell their home, is likely someone dealing with death, disease, divorce, or disaster.

@Ethan Borshansky, There was a brief period of time in the early 2000s when this type of "leasehold exchange" as described above was fairly common. 

Along with the dwelling unit described herein, the Premises include the following: (i) _____ Storage Locker; (ii) _____ Parking space(s) (Identified as _____ and containing _____ parking spaces (also see Section 9 below); (iii) _____ Garage (Identified as _____ and containing _____ parking spaces and _____ transmitters (also see Section 9 below).

Here's a guide that describes what good cash flow looks like and how to analyze a property.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rental-property-cash-flow...

Publication 336 (cash method section) gives a clear example very similar to the situation described where constructive receipt was made because the agent of the taxpayer received payment for the taxpayer. 

IN these cases they took title sub to from the sellers .. ( but in the case your describing its the same thing you have a senior note as most investors will want security) they then sold on contract to buyers with small down payments and credit challenged or income challenged and they did about 30 of these in a year or so.. worked hard at it..

@David Gotsill , you have described the situation in Japan better than me.

@Tiarra Delaney I think the only way you'll be able to purchase a turn-key property as you describe with $10k is to house hack.

Loan-to-value allowances vary, but seem to top out at 75-80%, and even that figure can be misleadingly optimistic in light of the appraisal difficulties (described below).

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