You need to ask to see the documentation that enables your seller to pass marketable title.An an informal (summary) probate, you would entitle the seller as Mary Smith, personal representative of the estate of William Smith, deceased.If a formal probate, they will vest as "Mary Smith, Administrator of the estate of William Smith, deceased."

(The second story is another commercial space but is unoccupied.)I have been approached by the mortgagee (a private lender) to suggest a deal that would enable me to acquire the building.

Because of the prices in my area, it seems harder to find properties that meet my basic criteria for cash flow in my area.I'd like to find a resource that enables me to compare rental property markets in one view. 

“Special tax breaks and loopholes in a corrupt tax code enable billionaires and powerful corporations to avoid paying their fair share of taxes while sticking the burden on the middle class,” Sanders said.

The way we look at it, if hard money can enable us to purchase additional properties more easily or with less of our own cash, then it can make sense.At this time we are actively looking for our third buy/hold.

I will admit it – I was hungry- I wanted more but I didn’t have the skills or experience to do it on my own, I didn’t want another job - I was sacred –  I was sold on all the propaganda about real estate riches and continued to search for that magic formula.That was over 40 years ago - as I think back about all those programs - I realized that my intuition, creativity, imagination or the pure synergism of all that information enable me to create hybrid formulas of my own – formulas that helped me avoid conventional financing, credit approvals, cash down payments, real estate agents, gate keeps and those others who wanted to delay my progress of making money in real estate.

To enable a sort of "disruption" of a field, it is necessary to let go of any established rules of the field and view it as a completely new and naked playing field.

Hey @Kadijah Hammond, I agree with Nimral.In my experience, to do flipping well, you should have a great relationship with a hard money lender / investor, or start out with cash.Wholesaling enables you to get your feet wet, with minimal liabilities, all while understanding the process.

So it only makes sense to move those funds into self-directed account which will enable you to have virtually limitless investment choices.You say that by "using 50% leverage in self-directed 401k diminishes returns"...

Patrick Anibaldi , depending on how much equity you have in your 1st home, you can do a cash out refi or HELOC and consider private lending as well.This will enable you to invest in local real estate with decent returns and not have to worry about managing the property or pay someone else to, which can cut into the profits.