At the end of the day, it is still either an Individual Retirement Arrangement per IRC section 408 or a Qualified Employer Plan per IRC section 401.Probably the best way for you to really get the information you seek is to speak with a professional in the field who can boil this broad topic down into the essentials that matter for you.

Tonya Channell Please send me a direct message and we can arrange a time to speak.

This is for tracking items and record keeping.Business hours are Monday-Friday 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Saturday-Sunday 8:00 am - 12:00 pmWe will respond during these hours of operation in a timely manner.Example Tenant notices toilet keeps runningTenant quickly notifies manager via email about issueManager makes note for tracking and record keeping purposesTenant refers to this document to call appropriate vendor and quickly arranges a time when tenant is present for vendor to fix issueAfter issue has been fixed by vendor, tenant pays vendor and keeps receiptTenant follows up with manager via email that issue has been fixed and attaches receiptIn the document I go over what are emergencies and what are not.

I know that arranging for a cash out refi in advance is en vogue, but there are some concerns that it may not appear you intended to reinvest all of your equity.

Local landlord tenant laws say that I have to mail the deposit via first class mail to the last known place of residence unless tenants make other arrangements in writing. 

Hi - I'm now considering, instead of selling my flip, to lease purchase to my parents who cannot obtain a conventional loan and love the property we rehabbed. I understand the premise of Lease Purchase, but want to kn...

Rob, have as much stuff in writing as possible on your arrangement.  

If so, we could arrange to do all this while you are gone AND have the tub replaced as well.

I'm super happy with this arrangement as it all pretty passive from my perspective. 

Technically you could make arrangements to buy the property now at a much lower price so the family can use the money immediately with the life tenant remaining until their death when it would revert to you, but that gets pretty sticky.