Some of the dumbest investors around are super wealthy and can invest in "alternative" deals because they inherited wealth or got lucky somehow.

An alternative is to have the money held back by the lender.

In addition, would a growing portfolio of rentals trigger the wrath of the Alternative Minimum Tax?

I just bought into NYB and am earning an 8%+ return per year, and with enough time I will make a capital gain as well.An alternative to buying is to sell/write a put option and collect the premium instead of a dividend.

You can't screen without a SS number, so another alternative is to have the tenant get a clearance letter from DHS (Department of Homeland Security).

Josh,I would talk to your accountant during the year as well as the end of the year.Some times you have some flexibility when a property is purchased that allows for alternative in service dates.

The answer to your question is not about finding alternative methods to selling a mh in a park.

Not reccommended for a kitchen or area subject to spills and water but a great and cheaper alternative to real hard wood flooring which can be double in price.chris

Do you have more attractive alternatives for that capital?

I'm thinking of this as an alternative to any kind of "rent premium" because those seem problematic.