It is significantly better than SD IRA for the following reasons: Custodian is not required = no custodian fees, no asset-based fees, no transaction feesCheckbook control over your retirement fundsNo tax on leveraged real estateAbility to make large contributions: up to $61,000 annually Ability to invest tax-free using Roth account The property owned by your 401k can't be used by you personally, has to be strictly investment. 

You may get a finders fee or find a deal and they supply the funding and you split the profit.   

It is definitely worth his fee.

We have had several people interested in the home and have said that we did a great job of getting it ready to sell, but when they talk with the park owner about the lot fee he said he would raise the lot fee by $200 and he does not provide any services. 

Just find out what their hourly fee is.

If you have any common-area utilities you're paying that you want to include as a flat fee to the tenants, include it in the rents.

@Kyle MarekWhile you may not have many bills, funnel everything you can through the cards that doesn't incur fees to do so.

You do have to pay the taxes (and fees) - and the redemption property can take some time, so do not wait any longer.

With option #2, you might be inclined to take a "finder's fee" or whatever else they call it of 2% of the deal knowing that the investor is going to get killer returns. 

Whether it was the entire amount of the deposit is unknown.First thing you do is ask to see copies of the landlords contractor fees for eliminating the smell.