To be precise, the Pennsylvania sheriff's sale wipes out the lien but doesn't destroy the right to redemption.

This article is pretty much destroying every claim I learned the past few months about self-directed IRA and its use for real estate investing .

Please let me know if that is an accurate assumption.So, I then thought if a refinance triggers a tax assessment as well, our potential property, which would likely appraise at the same price as the house next door, causing a tax increase at a similar level and destroying cash flow and ROI post refi.  

Please let me know if that is an accurate assumption.So, I then thought if a refinance triggers a tax assessment as well, our potential property, which would likely appraise at the same price as the house next door, causing a tax increase at a similar level and destroying cash flow and ROI post refi.

They destroyed everything in one year that was not bullet proof.

A local performing arts sighned a 20 year lease with the city for $1 per month in exchange for them paying for the renovations needed, to keep it from being destroyed.

For the work required to destroy the existing system: You're right, this is considered a land improvement and will have to be depreciated.  

I'm wondering how I go from there to wholesaling in quick succession without destroying myself financially.

She says the tenants are horrible and have destroyed the place.

On the flip side, students can sometimes cause more damage than your average renter, so make sure you're asking for a deposit that will cover you if they destroy the place and always make sure you require renters insurance.