Qualify for the refinance and cash the buyer outVoila... a zero-down deal (minus the obligatory closing costs) with a happy sellerDoes this sounds about right?

Qualify for the refinance and cash the buyer outVoila... a zero-down deal (minus the obligatory closing costs) with a happy sellerDoes this sounds about right?

Also, this is going to sound rather controversial but I've been formulating this theory for a while but I don't think that the 1% rule applies to the Boston area and here is why:That is a rule of thumb to use in a cash flow environment.

Sounds like you need to take control back as the "he wouldn't sign a new lease" is not a correct statement.

The offer of 235k to negotiate up to 250k is sound, but it seems a bit early in the listing to offer 35k off of list when properties are currently selling for around 98% of list value since the property has only been on the market for a week.

That probably sounds ridiculous to you but it’s possible in much of the country particularly in c class or d class neighborhoods

This keeps people better engaged as they now have something to win or lose based on their performance.

For IRS Tax Liens, it sounds like you are not looking at the correct places.

Besides, it doesn't sound like they would be showing up to court to fight the eviction if it comes to that.

Forbes has a habit of putting something like this out every few years.The "bad" thing about investing your IRA in real estate is that the main Wall Street players do not have control over your funds and the means to earn commissions selling financial instruments.His arguments are entirely tilted towards to negative and not providing any context or perspective.I could just as easily pick 3 or 4 historically bad stock investments (Enron) or high fee annuities, and make it sound like that was all that you could expect if you went to a conventional brokerage - which is clearly not the case.For someone who understands real estate as an asset class, there is the potential to have your IRA produce consistent returns and have true diversification away from the news-cycle volatility of conventional financial products.