I also know I live in a state that is not very landlord-friendly, so the guaranteed rental income is very alluring to me.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

I guarantee the month after the meters come on, the person responsible will fix their leaky toilet or cut back on consumption.

(Say on the initial purchase if someone is buying right now).3) I can lock in a guaranteed better rate now and enjoy the lower monthly payments now, and only pay maybe 1 or 1.5 points instead of 2-2.5 points later when I have to hope that rates come down again.4) This also saves a lot of time which is an important consideration as some refinances can take 30 days and a lot of paperwork gathering and headache etc.Again, my thoughts on this largely revolve around risk aversion. 

Sellers want an easy guaranteed transaction. 

This means you will not sign a personal guarantee on the loan to the 401k.

This scenario might appeal to builders who prefer a guaranteed fee over the uncertainty of profit-sharing, and it gives you more control over the sales process.

It involves the fact that the taxing authority and the law firm that they have contracted with to handle the tax suits just do not identify all of the owners who are entitled to be notified that the property is being foreclosed on.Tax sales are usually a mess.The tax deed itself even says that it does not even claim that the property exists, as well as not guaranteeing that you are receiving title.The only way you can be safe is to have a title company do a title search for you.I hope this helps.Good Luck.Michael Lantrip.

Simply put, another weak report would greatly increase expectations for a 0.50% Fed rate cut whereas a stronger report would all but guarantee a 0.25% cut.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.