However, there are many restrictions. 401k loan allows fewer restrictions but has less funds and an aggressive 5 year payback time frame.

Thankfully without a special assessment.Besides the costs of owning the condos, which we own for income, the other downside is the rules and restrictions.

Keep in mind, due to a 90 day deed restriction on this property, I can't transfer title until 3/13/13 anyways, so it would be another 2 months after that before we could close the deal.

They will sometimes put in various restrictions about transferring the property quickly after the short sale.

Pay attention to if any water shortages have been reported for the area and water restrictions put in place.

I don't believe that generating a list of addresses, sold with cash, will violate any disclosure restrictions.

There is no restriction as to the use of borrowed funds, so long as it is for a legal purpose (and that has nothing to do with the source of funds) and if in a business name that funds are used for business purposes.

Even if you restrict the use of stove, a tenant can simply buy an additional electric heater for 20 dollars.

There are deed restrictions that don't seem terribly cumbersome (no rv's as 'permanent' housing, no houses <1000 sq ft, no hunting, no pigs . . . ).

Almost always legal, although there are many legal restrictions on where those funds come from.