I even was introduced to our friend Mr Joe here via phone and he told me his story about how he escaped them and alas, I wasn’t not as fortunate.

According to Iowa's laws to renting out basement to tenant(s) it need a full/good side window to escape just in case of fire.

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

Probably a second egress (I'm thinking putting a fire escape).

I love Bend, but the winter will be hard.So i need to rent or buy a small condo to escape to every year Thanks so much for your thoughts and pm me if you prefer!

Probably a second egress (I'm thinking putting a fire escape).

No one escapes for free and lives to talk about it.

Once an offer beats the odds and is under contract, if it's somehow even worse than you estimated and the numbers don't work, you can always pull out because you've worked that escape clause into your contract.

What if the rental properties that were intended to contribute to your personal freedom instead became a ball and chain that you could not escape? 

Should I make an offer on this house now with escape clauses in case it starts looking shady?