I think I grasp the concept of the balloon note, but what happens if the buyer is still unable to get traditional financing at the end of the period?

That kind of space costs money and doesn't generate income.This is why developers maximize the income space and minimize the dead space.The topography and soil composition plays a huge part as well.If you have to blast out rock,deal with underground springs,endangered species protestors from lake sand streams,or have hilly topo that is real expensive to get in a buildable state that can kill your profit margin.In Georgia new multifamily builds in the suburbs for class A is about 17 to 25 acres of land and about 250 to 350 units in size.Urban locations are built with more density because of available land space.So you have to determine your land and the surrounding lands highest and best use.Once you know that you can develop a pro-forma in costs and work your way backwards to get a price a developer in that asset class would be for ground up acquisition on that piece of dirt.

Mike and all the others who do their own management could be unable to do so one day.

I will be unable to make future morgage payments so am I able to just give the company the keys before then??

I'm unable to come up with a scenario where owning real estate in an IRA makes sense.

If you are unable to qualify for a conventional loan, you should explore potential rental investor loans with specialty lenders.

He is unable to support himself.  

And its not a one off, there are so many such examples of REITs and stocks in general.I wonder whats the point of investing in Dividend assets when their price wipes out all dividend gains.I am unable to invest beyond Fixed Income Funds because of this paradox.

If the agent has been informed of your concerns and is unable or unwilling to meet your expectations it is time to get new representation.

@John Collins You seriously should consider some other options such as out of state investing if you are unable to get really good deals in CA.