If there are buildings and pools and that sort of thing can they replace a roof or take care of a major pool repair without a special assessment?

Do not expect them to be perfect tenants.Moving forward as a investor you always prepare for a eviction.

Definitely do your due diligence/title before the auction so you go prepared.

@Andy Bettag Between the two, I'd say it's more important to find a tax preparer in the state where you live, though this is less of a necessity in this day and age.

There is a special kind of exchange that allows you to control a lot while a building is built on it and then you exchange for both. 

You are making the purchase with your IRA, your IRA will be named as the owner on the deed and all income and expenses must flow through the IRA that is holding the property.Traditional brokers will not do this type of transaction or hold non-publicly traded assets since this is a specialized area of the financial services business.You should probably contact a custodian in order to speak to someone live to get your questions answered.

It is applied after possession however if you are having a eviction hearing you should be prepared to discuss the details of the deposit and damage going into the hearing.

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Be prepared to analyze the property with more than one exit strategy and you should have much better confidence in investing.

Co-Ownership of a rental does not constitute a partnership if there isn't participation in the ways you quoted above.This is why it's important to have a CPA who specializes in RE and can do more than file your return (like help with tax planning- something that saves you money rather than costing you).