When you take early distribution from an IRA you will have to pay penalties and the amount you take will be considered income so you will have to pay ordinary income tax on it.Roth contributions can come out tax-free, but the earnings will be taxed and penalized also.https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/what-if-i-withdraw-mo...

I have a considerable amount of equity in my home and my best friend of 30+ years is interested in putting up a substantial amount of money to be a silent partner.

I've been trying to rent it for a while now and seems like a fair amount of interest but haven't got a lease signed yet.

I joined BP about 3 weeks ago and have been blown away by the amount of collaboration and support within this community.

But yeah paper seemed easier for me considering the lower amount needed to invest (I worked on 2nd position NPNs) and their relative "hands off" nature.

Because Saturday and Sunday only amounted to two days, and you would have no business-related activities on these days, the fact that you had to stay until/through Monday to finish the seminar, still means that majority of the time there was spent on deductible activities - thus whole trip, including air and hotel is deductible.

With a foreclosure, budget in an amount to bring back up to speed, and you can probably bump your CapEx down by half.3.

I assume the bank needs to pay the amount accrued up until the trustee deed being filed. 

Underwriting and Processing is right on the head, everyone charges the same amount..

You would need to purchase a home with a good amount of equity and then do a cash-out refinance whenever the bank allows it (usually 6 months).