The process of taking over the mortgage at Cornhusker Bank has been smooth which is nice since the seller was in arrears and we needed some flexibility from the bank to get her back in good standing. 

I found that Citizens bank in Toledo is fairly flexible, find a commercial bank and talk to them. 

Strictly because you are avoiding condo fees and have more flexibility with exit strategies in the long term .  

I'll do what I can to put a transaction together, but if it doesn't work for them or it doesn't work for me then many times I can't do anything about that.Now if you get into asking about owner finance options with sellers then you have more flexibility to put a transaction together that makes sense for both parties. 

You’ll find too, that direct lenders (those who loan their own money, rather than must make their own payments to investors, or to a warehouse line, or to Wall Street) will generally be a bit more flexible.

Helping you to understand the flexibility and limitations that come with using a self-directed retirement plan to invest in real estate is the bigger issue, and will vary considerably based on what kinds of investments you look to engage in.There are a lot of good threads here in the BP forums on the topic, and you will be able to pretty quickly identify those plan providers who take the time to thoughtfully contribute to the community. 

My schedule is a bit more flexible, however she insist that she be at the walk thru's.

I've been saying 600 but if also letting people know that I am flexible there depending on the rest of the app.On the income requirement.

Note: most of our tenants have lived in their places 10 - 30 years and we're community minded, so we're flexible on this!

I guess it comes down assessing the individual properties, and being flexible with my exit strategies, which is exactly what I was thinking.