Also, you don't have to pay for a leasing fee- for example my property management in Indy charges one month rent to lease it up.

Can you get a conventional 5% loan or an FHA loan if you are living in another house? 

I believe these companies have to hire a title abstract-or to do this work and those folks charge about 200. bucks so it cost the title company 200 or so to get a title report..

Forbes has a habit of putting something like this out every few years.The "bad" thing about investing your IRA in real estate is that the main Wall Street players do not have control over your funds and the means to earn commissions selling financial instruments.His arguments are entirely tilted towards to negative and not providing any context or perspective.I could just as easily pick 3 or 4 historically bad stock investments (Enron) or high fee annuities, and make it sound like that was all that you could expect if you went to a conventional brokerage - which is clearly not the case.For someone who understands real estate as an asset class, there is the potential to have your IRA produce consistent returns and have true diversification away from the news-cycle volatility of conventional financial products.

My 22 yr old son is willing to help me out with a creative way to get me into a rental property with no money down. In NJ, there a FHA program that gives $10k towards down payment! If he can buy the house with this ...

Conventional FHA How did you add value to the deal?

If your DTI and credit score allows for quick acquisition you could technically buy one property per month using conventional financing.

How do you charge a corporate client to lease a SFR for an employee's family?

I can spot the college houses right off that bat that charge a premium towards college students.

Has anyone charged a smokers deposit so if the apartment then does smell like smoke can use to help rectify.