Section 280A prohibits you from taking a loss on a mixed-use property which yours is.

High payment seems to make prohibitive for a lease option.

@Rob Beland Negotiating even the interest on back taxes is likely prohibited by state laws, but hey, it's worth asking I guess.

To me, that is the real issue here.Personally, I would call the tenant and let them know that I know what they are doing and, assuming I have a subtenant prohibition in my lease, that they are violating the lease.

If it's not prohibitive for me to travel I'd be interested in meeting up with this group as well as it's an area I'm looking at getting into.

Regardless of whose retirement funds are being used, there must be awareness of the tax rules that affect retirement accounts, such as prohibited transactions and UDFI (Unrelated Debt Financed Income).

In the IRS lingo, it is called a "prohibited transaction" and can cause a collapse of your entire IRA.You may "borrow" your IRA funds for 60 days (there're rules to follow), but 2 months are usually two short to finish the rehab and sell the property - assuming it is a flip.

Here is a directoryhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/hardmoneylendersYou can also seek out a JV Partnership like @Jeff Wallenius suggested but deal making on the forums is prohibited, but you are more than welcome to post about it in the Marketplace where deal making and financing/partnerships are postedhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517-real-estat...

Google them, the posting police prohibits contact information outside of the Marketplace.....

The PSA prohibited me from picking my own inspection company and perform a 3rd party inspection.