There's an abundance of foreign money, 1031 exchange money, people cashing out of the stock market, etc etc.

The end of each powwow is often concluded with an animated exchange of contact details or business cards and perhaps even an agreement to meet over coffee at a later date.

Unfortunately Japan banks do not provide loan to foreign resident.

If you cannot find a buyer willing to pay $50,000 or more, you should be prepared to purchase the property for $50,000, then continue to market it to your buyer's list until you can sell it.You exchange the $50,000 for the deed to the house. 

I am a General Contractor in Southern California, and I want to exchange my tool bags for clean pants with bigger pockets.

That would be an extreme amount and I would lose pretty much all the equity I've built up over the years.If I am correct and my cost basis is actually $100k, is my only option to avoid a huge tax hit to attempt a 1031 exchange, or are there any other options available?

I also like the idea of getting a new sink door in exchange for a damaged one. 

@Chuck Cirulli: Investing in exchange traded markets have a lot of exemptions built in for the IRA investor and it is primarily around the fact that you are working through an intermediary (i.e. an exchange) where the buyers and sellers are generally anonymous.

@Jay MirandaIf your partner in this venture will be purchasing the property in cash, you could lend the rehab money in exchange for a (1st position) mortgage (registered against title naturally).

If PMI for rental property mortgages is tax deductible, then is a 20% down payment as important as it would be for a home you would occupy or live in? For a rental property it seems like you can do a lower down, get m...