Apparently, his bank account was frozen by our good friends in the IRS.We also hold back a significant amount (after job completion) for 90 days, run a search at the GC expense & ensure clean title etc.It's all spelled out up-front in the contract, no agreement no deal.

I've read so much information and now I'm frozen at taking action.

I think most people come in at last minute.I sat near the computer frozen watching the price go up.

We had suspicions that he may be cutting a different deal with the evicted tenant in the background, but could not prove it.Now as per the attorney he did receive the 15K payment from the evicted tenant into his trust account, but the trust account has been frozen by a judge due to unspecified reasons.

only you can figure that out for yourself.So, I'd say there are 5 ways:leveragetax advantages 'buying at the right price based on skilled, sound analysis'rehabbing/identifying 'best use'deal-making(wholesaling, bird dogging, note buying/selling)Some of these can be achieved passively:leverage + tax advantagesBut even those require the work up front to at least identify, analyze and purchase - and set up managementAnd of course: being your own PM, rehabbing project management(or hammer swinging), and all the deal-making options take constant investment of time.Deal-making is a non-starter for me, I can trade hours for dollars at a high rate in my regular business.Buying at the right price is not a skill I believe I have, I could learn it, and I read here a lot, but I am consistently surprised by how many things the experienced people on here point out that I would have missed or have never thought of.So that leaves me seeking leverage and tax advantages but frozen from buying due to my fear of becoming a 'learning example for ohters' by overpaying.So, like you, I suspect, I focus my efforts on my 'other business' and I keep my capital in the stock market.

Right now, I'm looking for multifamily B-class rentals (800-1,000 EUR / unit) in the core Maastricht urban area and I'm trying to wrap my head around 'innovative financing' (seller financing, lease options) to bridge the frozen market situation.There are deals to be found, though I find the 2%-rule BP talks about too restrictive.

If the house has been vacant, there may have been frozen pipes.

Now you have to hope that pipe doesn't get frozen or blocked in any way.

When the market was frozen years ago people were desperate.

Landlord may enter the Leased Premises without prior noted in the event of an emergency such as, but not limited to the following: Fire, flooding, frozen water lines, natural disaster, or if, in Landlord’s reasonable estimation, a hazard involving life, health or safety exists or if the Leased Premises appear to have been abandoned by Tenant.