I'm wondering what, if anything then would prevent said homeowner, who lets say purchased the property for 200k back during the peak knowing now that the FMV is far less, to strategically default with the idea of buying the home back for 50k during redemption, thus unburdening themselves of 200k in debt and owning their home free and clear?

newbie here so please be patient with me :) my business partner and i have been working with a real estate agent who's cdpe cetified and have found some good properties for us. we have been looking for about a month and a half and haven't gotten a property to work on. we have found some potentials and have put in a couple offers at asking price. with those offers, we have gotten beaten out due to owner occupants or other investors who bid a lot higher than asking price. we are looking to make about 15k-20k per property and sticking to that because anything under 15k isn't worth it to us, we would rather wait for a better potential which is possible in my market since we put in 2 offers that would have made at least 15k. we like to have guidelines for purchasing our properties and stick to a game plan. with that being said, do we need to adjust or re-strategize our game plan with this dry/competitive market right now?

What are some strategic ways a person in my shoes can receive funds?

My two brothers are also RE investors and serve as great resources for advice and strategizing.

I've been lurking on this site for 5 months without a post because it is strategically valuable. 

When establishing a solo 401k, there are many variables to take into consideration such as: who will fund the account, having enough funds in the account for the real estate transaction ( purchase price plus rehab cost), will a spouse be contributing as well, what is the most strategic method to maximize annual contributions...... 

Here are the reasons I can think of for buying all cash: Strategic acquisition reasons: -Cash offers by their nature don't have financing contingencies and thus are more likely to be accepted.

Along with understanding the numerous RE investing acquisition strategize and models makes us a good choice for about 4400 investors with about 33,000 units today.

Worry about strategic asset protection later on down the road when you have grown a considerable amount.

I know strategic leverage mixed with appreciation can result in serious gains, but the same occurs when deprecation and leverage mix, resulting in serious losses.