I regularly see appraisers select properties that push value down.

A regular 30 yr fixed loan would not finance a house needing foundation repairs....just FYI.

While I won’t be able to have these funds deposited into my regular checking account until I reach retirement age, I do have more control of the funds, and I get to continue my education and experience in various real estate opportunities I wouldn’t have access to without this strategy.

He also received a very fair rent and his properties were always show ready with us taking such great care of them and them being cleaned and touched up regularly.

@Richard F. thanks for your insights and sounds totally reasonable to treat late fees as regular "rental income".

 If you sign up for the Meetup group or check BiggerPockets Events & Happenings pages regularly, we post there & meet monthly in person.

But for any sort of regular support its a really pain unless the agent has a "buddy" who can quickly look everything up and somehow help with access. 

I regularly track those percentages much like I track the breakout of my stock market investments (Growth, Growth and Income, Aggressive, and International (Yes, that’s another Dave Ramsey’ism).

Hand written letters work well when you deal with regular home sellers that are looking for just a one time buyer to buy their house.So what I would do, is don't hide the fact that you are a company, show it off.

When you sell make sure you look into a 1031X rather than a regular sale so you can defer the taxes.