And while it is sometimes possible to partner with a disqualified person, in other circumstances if that is the only way your IRA can invest by partnering with yourself (in other words IRA is unable to make this investment on it's own), this is known as "enabling" and is a prohibited transaction.

She is unable to be hands on whatsoever, and just wants something safe that will produce an income stream.

Is the issue that the owner does not want to bear the {potential} costs of removing the tank or they are simply unable to deal with the logistics?

When he got out of jail, he was unable to find a place to live and so he ended up getting probation evoked (because it's a requirement for probation to have an address) and ended up homeless.He's been with me for 2 years and his rent is always in my account by the 1st.

My client had been in a motor vehicle collision and was unable to pay the monthly payments.

The buyer is unable to insure the property, at least here in NJ.

If I am unable to make this deal happen after exhausting all possibilities, with the knowledge that the owner can no longer afford the mortgage, am I stuck keeping quiet about the situation to the current tenant?  

Since the value of the property has declined so much since I purchased it I am unable to sell it for even a modest loss and would have to take a bath on the entire property.

@Brandon Battle - I was unable to find that podcast.

A current employer plan will generally be unable to be moved if you are under age 59 1/2.