He is frustrated at the non-response of the agent.There really are two questions here:1.

Our goal is also to build a portfolio of properties in our city to be able to provide housing for folks that we come into contact with through our non-profits.On the other hand, I also participate in syndication deals with my network of investors bc I find it to be a great strategy for investors looking for solid passive income and a relatively easy way to multiply their money.

I always keep my signs out of neighborhoods, clean up old yard sale/election signs as I plant my signs, and plant them in a non-belligerent manner.

Derelict homes pull medians way down and an odd luxury mansion (in a non luxury area) pull medians way up.  

Maintain and build upon these relationship by staying in touch and always responding to them as to whether a particular property is or is not a good fit for you and why!

It is non-binding but paves the path to the actual Purchase and Sale contract.Until the contract is signed anyone can approach a seller and make an offer on a property.

In particular I was wondering how one would get the numbers to work if there is a mortgage/lien against the home???

More here:https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/unrelate...

Such institutions provide the necessary processing services to document non-traditional asset investments with an IRA and will act purely as the processing layer.

On FHA, you can do what's called a "non-occupying co-borrower", meaning the co-borrower is not occupying the property as their primary residence.