Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Kansas City.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

We hold meetings on the last Tuesday of every month. 

If you have the choice, owning physical real estate in an IRA is just a bad idea. 

Renting in Seattle has its challenges, as Henry is oft to tell you, but you can be successful if you state your criteria clearly and hold your applications to the criteria. 

especially if the broker is holding the deposit.

Thanks all, I'll scrap that idea.

Does the basis remain in place since the seller would presumably hold the title until the payments are complete?

i would be purchasing the property with an FHA loan. and im also looking for solid cashflow + long term holding 

With our lenders, if the borrower refi's or sells the home they get refunded the remaining balance that the seller paid for the temporary buydown, since the lender holds it in their own escrow account.Its a dollar for dollar subsidy basically, seller funded to help the borrower the first couple years in the loan.