Maybe the landowner would consider you posting performance bond aka a surety bond in lieu of getting an insurance policy.

You're just strengthening the fortress around each property.

I usually do some of the work myself such as demo and painting and installing appliances and basic wood work and trim. 9K Closing costs (includes a right of redemption bond and 1 point to lower interest rate to about 7%) with payments around $1000. 

It appears that market folks (bond, stock, real estate, really all market participants) just keep receiving spooky inflationary signals, which are in turn propping up bond yields and mortgage interest rates.

The IRS does not view these properties favorably and lumps them in with Stocks/Bonds/Membership in an entity etc...

I'm sure the numbers are more favorable if you completely own the property and don't have to do mortgage payments or have some other bond or something to cover the mortgage payment cost.

Don't go cheap and use a reputable, and probably expensive, bonded trustee.

This would mean that all of your assets ( stocks, bonds, real estate) is worth A. 

These returns against downpayment could outperform the stock market, bonds, etc.3).

“Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individual’s cash flow and wealth.”Robert KiyosakiFor me, the path to financial security wasn't paved with stocks and bonds but rather with bricks and mortar, as I embarked on a journey into real estate investment.