At the very least as I understand it  you can carry it to the point of sale.  

Are you in the "run your properties responsibly, carry $1-2M liability umbrella, and sleep well" camp?

The final result can be carried over to Form 1040 to help calculate your personal federal income tax liability.

I'm trying to make everything as transparent and fair to all parties as I can in the contract, but having previously carried the financial load in a big way for other people's goof ups on a rehab of my own, I don't really intend to do that again.

Take the previous example; let’s say we are able to convince the seller to carry a note on the house.

As the great economist Fredrick Hayek said "All economic activity is carried out through time.

If the latter, you'll need to know the laws around carrying back (few lenders will lend on old mobiles).In either case, you'll need to run some numbers to determine the value of this investment.

You can also look for listings, especially FSBOs that mention owner will carry (owc).

. $1500-$3000/month rent seems to be the sweet spot as a ratio with purchase/carrying costs.

THanks Carrie