Sure rent has increased, but the number will put you massively underwater right off the bat.

If you’re short on funds maybe seller financing or subject to deals, where you take over a seller’s mortgage or negotiate direct financing with them.

We're considering doing something like Dave's cookies via Amazon but that's only semi-fresh baked and subject to shipping damage. 

I joined with the intent to surround myself with others in the field and build my confidence and understanding of the subject matter (:I live a disciplined lifestyle when managing my expenses and living below my means.

My understanding is profit from lending is considered "taxable income" and is therefore added to your income and subject to your normal tax rate after all deductions, etc.

I've been buying Subject To for about 30 years now and I've had two DOS called.

@Brad Kanouse,I believe this is a duplicate of this post:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1210256-usin...But regardless, here is my answer:If you take a distribution from an IRA - it will be subject to taxes and penalties.You can convert your IRA into a "Self-directed IRA" and have the IRA buy the property, in this case you are not the owner, the IRA is.

When you go to sell, you're subject to tax on the amount of profit between your adjusted basis and sale price, not your purchase vs sale price.Recapture is not repaying the depreciation.

You're asking the $1,000,000,000,000 question - there's no right answer, but there's only the right answer for *you* because its so subjective. 

Because there are nuances to seller financing, a lot of space would need to be devoted to covering the subject to make sense, and that requires sitting down to a cup of coffee for a long discussion.