Hey George,There really is no need for your self-directed IRA custodian to be local, other than the consideration of customer service hours being a different time zone than yours.

It also supports my claim that the "Rental/Lease Application" process that has been crafted to protect owners, has been turned into a cash cow for Agents.

It's part of our strategic plan because we're investors ourselves & we know good investors are repeat customers.  

This way you can customize your home and save a lot of money while doing so.  

Is her family in the loop as to what is going on, if not, they can be the source of problems if they claim you took mom to the cleaners.

Do I start claiming depreciation and expenses for 2014 or do I need to include information for 2013 even if there was no income?

So the claim that the second lien holder can not recover seems a bit faulty.2.  

He was elderly and claimed he just didn't know how to evict them.

It sounded like someone claiming to be an investor really took advantage of her and destroyed the house.  

Moving into that first house for a two year period would allow you to claim it as your primary residence and claim that exemption providing you will have owned it for 5 years prior to selling.