My lawyer states that title companies are basically the same and we can always back out based on what they produce. 

The tax burden is high, and I was wondering-if funding were not an issue-is there a way to invest in real estate and produce a book loss to offset taxes? 

The only investment that doesn't produce at least 15% ROI is one of my single family houses. 

If you can get a condo for the right dollars that will produce positive cash flow and have upside in a resale then that's the game you play.

Give me three or four bullet points on why each is better or worse.I'd like to give you 3 or 4 bullets but I only have 2.We stopped purchasing single family homes to hold because it always bugged us when a house was not producing cash flow because of a vacancy.  

I plan to calculate the investment cost at a point that even renting to a single family would produce some cash flow.

Essentially I would be into the property with no money down after a year and in five years own it free and clear and it would still be producing income that would go back into the ira.  

As an agent, I wish to specialize in working with investors looking for income producing properties.

I am self employed, have produced video freelance for over 15 yrs, and have been pre approved for a 150k loan...but my issue is this: i live in a nice SFH, been renting far too long, and my landlord is considering selling it to me for around $140k. 3705 Ives Way Norman, OK 73072 is the address.

If they (the seller) can produce clean title within a day, you would have the ability/willingness to buy it that fast?