But in no case can your IRA lend you money.And, there are no requirements I know of that dictate what percent of the purchase price must be made as a down payment.

Nick, the only other option (if the bank does not allow the second mortgage) is to have the buyer sign a promissary note to you which is not tied to the property.Terms and conditions are dictated by you.

LLCs are entities that are set up mainly for asset protection, liability protection, spelling out operation rules, and sometimes tax benefits depending on the type of business you are running (since there are no greater tax benefits for a real estate investor inside a LLC than outside of one, we'll assume the first three reasons are the main reasons).Your acquisition strategies normally do not dictate whether you need a LLC, and in fact, some of the ones you mentioned are for very short hold periods (wholesale, possibly tax sale if redeemed quickly), so not sure why you would think an LLC would be beneficial in those circumstances (perhaps you can explain what you've read?).

The existing zoning will dictate your next move.  

Usually the time to you have to invest into your strategy will dictate which one you end up preferring.

In my experience it is not so much the size of the property but the type of investor that dictates the type of management. 

there Is always a simple answer to this question.. simply run a title report and or title commitment this will dictate who needs to sign so that you can get title insurance.

It is the person who deals with problems who gets to dictate their income.

Cap Rate is dictated by the market and property.6.

Yep our experience always dictates our strategy.