Quote from @Clint Miller: Seller financing opens up great opportunities for real estate investors, but coming up with the down payment can still be tricky. 

I think you're really against the strategy and that is ok, but for some people it can be a decent opportunity.

I've seen a lot of people try this, and they rarely use the home. 

Well I was there with my antenna up, so just know that there may always be at least one in the crowd.

Quote from @Josh Otero: Hi @Ryan Brown,I've had some tenants that have had a bunch of noise complaints about them as well.

I called them and we spoke about being a borrower and about being loan broker.

Being able to use real estate to offset taxable income requires some sort of participation on his end.If he wants you to be the boots on the ground, it will likely be hard for him to reduce his taxable income.

I attended the RALA 3-day training in Phoenix and took a couple of online courses as well, and while I found these courses to be very valuable in helping get a clearer understanding of the space and what it might take to be successful, I eventually I found it most beneficial to bring in a partner/advisor who has built residential assisted living facilities here in Texas and has been running them successfully.

Well.  

And I see all these people doing it with this scheme and that scheme, and real estate investing content seems a golden ticket.