The primary, if not only, reason there has been a brief spike in subsidized demand for housing in recent months (2012), has been the GSE/FHFA endorsed REO-To-Rental plan, and associated securitization conduits, in which large asset managers have been encouraged to take advantage of government funded, risk-free financing (and entirely bypassing banks who have given up on loan origination due to legacy liability issues which have every bank tied up in litigation from now until Feddom come - just see today's Bank of America results) and purchase foreclosed properties in bulk, with the intention of converting them into rental properties.http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-10-17/och-ziff-calls-top-reo-rental-exit-landlord-businessIt is no secret that in addition to the well-known phenomenon of "foreclosure stuffing", one of the primary drivers of the artificial housing "recovery" has been the surge of hedge funds and asset managers into purchases of rental units courtesy of near-zero cost REO-to-rent federal lending facilities, which have taken out distressed inventory from the market in hopes of converting it into rental.

I would think that the person who bought it would see the value in staying put.I am reducing the value of the business because I want to sell it quickly, but I want to keep the building occupied and making money on the rents.How would I structure a deal that keeps them in the building?

This is an estate planning measure to reduce taxes and facilitate an easy property transfer in the event of a death.Also, on REO properties, 99.9% of banks will not accept offers on these properties until they are listed with a real estate agent.

Also, time is a great motivator, the seller has already reduced the price multiple times and a lower offer of $125k may just fly.

Now, I just have to find some tax strategies that help reduce active income tax liabilities.

I should also note that the GC reduced his profit margin to less than 10% on this particular bill, which offset the use of the contingency fund.

It can serve to protect you from people who establish themselves on your property and may reduce your risk from people who walk onto your property, destroy your property or "get hurt" while on your property.While holding land for future development I would advise you to look into the "trespass" laws for your jurisdiction and see if you can post signage like we can.

But there are definitely ways we can reduce them.

(it will reduce your expenses)3) Do you do “dry” closings?

When an investor starts to get CREATIVE which usually means little to no money down and all kinds of off the wall techniques then the odds of closing go way down.For the investor that hits the 1 in 100 miracle home run on a creative deal it is worth it to them but for the broker or agent it's usually just a waste of time.I wouldn't say not having an everyday single agreement is wrong but I would say it greatly reduces your chances of an offer being accepted by a seller.