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What could happen is that their keys land in the hands of a relative who then proceed to SQUAT.

The problem is that All properties in an area are relative in value, so when I would go to purchase another house, I wouldn’t actually gain anything because it would cost just as much to buy another house as I just sold the one for. 

What the IRS does stipulate that all activities of the plan must be for the exclusive benefit of the plan beneficiaries.The IRS recommends the following criteria to determine if a plan’s policies are for the exclusive benefit of the plan participants: The cost of an investment must not exceed its fair market value (FMV) at the time of its purchase.A fair return commensurate with the prevailing rate must be provided.The investment must be sufficiently liquid to permit distributions per the plan terms.The safeguards and diversity that a prudent investor would adhere to must be present.So put that in perspective relative to the lending arrangement you are considering.

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Im not worried about the retirement fund related risks.Or, I can simply pay the 6k loan, and pay 5% down and the bigger PMI. 

Hello I’m relatively new to real estate investing and to this website.

Maybe you can get more equity if you can add value by doing tasks related to the project like getting materials, keeping accounting books, construction work, etc...

This is one thing I would think you would want to set clear expectations around well before purchasing so that you don't have to give up profits or vice versa feel like the bad guy down the road for telling relatives they can't use your beach house.All in all though I am in agreeance with others try to find anyway possible to make this happen as I have strong feeling you will never regret it.

Hello BP community,I am looking to purchase my first rental property in SD, but am finding the prices to be very high in relation to potential rent prices, to the point that I may have to take negative cash flow for possibly up to 15 years before it becomes neutral / positive with the current down payment that I have.The upside to this is that the projected appreciation in San Diego is quite high and the rate of return (IRR) could be positive in as early as 5 years and reach up to 6.5% in 20 - 30 years.