We do not currently have the funds to absorb a failure of the heating system, but there's enough income to budget 10k annually for capex and still hit a 10% cap rate, so it's something we could remedy within the first year or two.I reached out to a business contact and asked if he would secure contingency funds in exchange for a percent of AFFO (basically, we'd pay him a portion of the income in exchange for the right to use him as a private lender in the event that one of the systems failed before we replaced it).

Mine was rented before I bought it basically. 

Having a few rental properties is just a basic return with 4 schedule E's.

basically consolidation is where the market is basically just going up and down without no clear direction.

Now what I find very interesting and to your point is.. there were over 200 post congratulating this person and basically saying cant wait to do the same thing.. that was just incredible to me..  

I know bugs can be a pain in the butt to get rid of, so I think its fair to basically put them on a cleanliness probation of some sort.

Suggestions and basically If I have a checkbook are there any issues I need to watch out for? 

@Jason Gines they basically said I'm out of luck and the property being sold as-is

Basically who is all involved in me having to buy a house and sell it. 

You can argue that IRAs and 401ks are tax deferred but why defer taxes when with real estate you can basically eliminate them?