Have you spoken with a lawyer on the process of creating the GK and how to wrap investment property with a Non-PR? 

Nathan, Those all are amazing ideas on how to get access to deals before they hit the public, definitely going to find a well seasoned realtor who is investor friendly and start being active in finding deals.David, Thank you for reminding me that investing is gonna take some patience and that I need to make the deal work for me.

IRS does not allow any transaction between IRA and disqualified person, all transactions must be “arms length”.If you decide to use leverage in your IRA the loan must be non-recourse, you are not allowed to use conventional financing because it requires personal guarantee.

Once you have an address of a property that appears to be in distress, you can go to the county assessor to find the owner (even online in some counties) for free (if you don't value your time), or you can use a paid service that will give you all the details right on your phone while you are standing out front, owner or non-owner occupied, value, comps, equity, vacant, even their phone number.

If he refuses to sell without being allowed to stay on as manager, then it seems like a non-starter.

Hello Dan:Your question is:  That you gave them a 30-day notice in March and it was up April 22nd.Was this a 30 Day Notice to Quit for Non-Payment of Rent, or a Termination of Tenancy?

You can essentially have an offer submitted before the general public even see it on Zillow or wherever they are looking.

There is a little pocket of 30 or so SFHs (non view property) just north of the golf course. 

If you have to refinance you need to consider that because you will struggle to find a lender that will lend money on basically a non-conforming property with nothing similar surrounding it.

If you have the 25% down through a partnership, you could even use Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac financing which is non recourse!