If you give them money it is essentially a loan.

YOU are essentially fund-managing your own IRA or 401k into real estate investments.  

Essentially you are charging them more, so you can buy a gift card.

This is essential to ensure there are no hiccups down the road that could cause you to lose the property.Good luck,Allen Fletcher

Primary JV partner has an LLC and any other investors essentially are using their SDIRA where the paperwork reads "SDIRA Company Name FBO (for the benefit of) Owner Name Acct#".

Which is essentially the same as what you are doing with an escalation clause.

@Philip Breeden,Yes - that's essentially correct.Once the seller accepts your offer, it's under contract.

Thank goodness you are educated enough in the process to essentially to negotiate this close yourself, a lot of folks would still be stuck on their baited hook wondering when they'll get their $$$.

We got more house because our mortgage payment is essentially subsidized by the rent. 

They rarely, if ever, post available units online, its essentially all word-of-mouth.The reason we are targeting buildings that are not currently for sale is because we believe in the power of just asking.