If credit is very good, it's a non-issue.The guidelines for your debt to income ratios use your gross income, so as long as you are not obligated to contribute you should be fine, if you fall into other concerns you can change your contribution simply to show you are addressing the need for additional funds being available for debt service. :)

Owner carry contract.Conventional loan plus either a second lender, or a private investor to pay the downpayment.These are the 2 easiest options to go with. besides the VA which include very strict guidelines.

Remember that the 2% and all the other rules are just guidelines.

In order to get income tax deductions that would withstand an audit, they would have to follow certain IRS guidelines that might not be followed when letting family live in an investment.

As long as you stick with an experienced and reputable provider (that have ERISA, corporate, and tax attorneys on staff, such as the four I listed previously), and follow their clearly delineated guidelines for avoiding prohibited transactions and running the 401k in a nondiscriminatory manner, then I don't view this as a risky technique whatsoever.Again, I tallked to all four providers that I cited, and all indicate that in those instances where their client plans have been audited (talking about actual audits, not generic letter of determination), that the IRS has taken no adverse actions against their clients, insofar as those clients followed the clear rules.

Also, would anyone be interested in starting a per group to develop a set of guidelines for rehab products.

But at the same time, I'm in a military town and I think I should capitalize on that but that would mean I have to focus on single family homes and I understand sfh's could be a gamble compared to multi-families.

I would stick to your initial screening guidelines....how long has it been up for rent?

Tom Corley, on his website RichHabitsInstitute.com, outlines a few of the differences between the habits of the rich and the poor.1. 70% of wealthy eat less than 300 junk food calories per day. 97% of poor people eat more than 300 junk food calories per day. 23% of wealthy gamble. 52% of poor people gamble. 2. 80% of wealthy are focused on accomplishing some single goal.

Elderly are contrary at times, some often feel that laying down some type of guideline is a way of maintaining control of their money.