THe waste line spewed waste onto the driveway outside through the vent.

@J MacArthurBuying a home you wish to live in in the future with your IRA likely does not make sense.The only way you can use that home personally is to take the home out of the IRA as a distribution in-kind at the present value when you take the distribution.So, if the IRA purchases a home as an investment today for $100K, and 5 years down the line that home is worth $125K, then when you take a distribution, you are taking out $125K all at once and will get hammered on taxes. 

Along these lines here is a great calculator from SmartAsset on comparing whether you should Rent vs Buy by city:https://smartasset.com/mortgage/rent-vs-buy

@Abel Curiel I contacted a fellow investor, and he suggested I follow the 3-offer strategy: a cash offer well below asking/market, traditional financing slightly below asking/market, and owner financing at asking/market (or something along those lines).

HOME Equity Line of Credit, if it is not your home you cannot get a HELOC. 

Yes, the Notice has a witness line.

The down payment and rehab budget would come out of my home equity line of credit and I would get a new mortgage on the rest.My father will do all the rehab and manage the property, physically.

Hi Everyone.    I'm a newbie with a question that I've been grappling with.    I've got the feeling that that there is a distinction between hard money lenders and private money lenders.     But I can't seem to put my...

Hello,I'm starting to analyze a few possible deals and this is one I just came across. 2 bed/1 bath upstairs currently renting for $675 however, this is way below market and I can easily get $1200/month.

The "clogged toilet at 2AM" is my favorite line and the one that EVERYONE seems to know.