Lastly, many of these policies have critical and terminal illness riders included so he would have access to the face amount of the policy if he got sick.

So far I almost feel like just moving to Indianapolis and so I won't get criticized for being a loser for investing out of state.I can definitely buy and rehab with my own money there.

Point being the right answer is to discover what aspects of real estate investing best suit your skill set, interests, needs, etc.

The negative aspect of buying rental real estate properties is the necessary upfront liquidity.

We are a renter nation now, so get the best property you can in all aspects 

Landlord references are a critical component of tenant screening but should only be a small part of your overall process, especially if you are just getting bits and pieces of cryptic or seemingly unreliable info from those landlords. 

Because I DON'T have enough cash to buy all of them, I refuse to lie to the sellers and raise their hopes, and there is a legal aspect called FRAUD BY INDUCEMENT. 

I feel these are critical things to know when analaysing a deal. 

She was there for a repair once and snooped around the place, we got a critical email afterwards.

Im especially interested to hear comments on the more technical aspects of this tricky deal: my IRA being 50% owner with my brother, the implications of having my brother hold the note fully in his name, and how to account for this in my IRA.