From what I can tell, they must have been able to pull out of foreclosure at that time and now are going down that same path.

Though some are adding a rental registry with a fee, usually justified as an inspection cost. 

With what the owner wants to walk away with/owes in taxes/my assignment fee, the price is still 60 cents on the dollar, but you are buying the squatter. 

Lesson learned...we purchased a SimpliSafe home security system that we can now move from project to project and has only $15 a month in monitoring fees.  

I suggested her to pull a HELOC and finish the basement but she filed for bankruptcy and can't get any loans. 

Unless your profit is really good I would make sure the investor purchasing the home understands they will need to pay their agents fees.

If the ARV of the first one will be greater than when you bought it, you may be able to pull money out of the value of that one to fund and continue the other house. or if you have relatives that may want to loan you some money to finish the other house, that's another way to go.

With all the fees paid and taxes levied on cashing out my IRA, could any of that "loss" offset my capital gain on the sale of my property?

I'd be happy to discuss our fee structure with you and see if we're a good fit for your needs.

. $140,000 purchase price2. 3-4% Option fee 3. $1,000 rental payment (that would be much closer to what my PITI payment would be w/ 30/yr loan)4. 2 year Lease term, provides more flexibility to refiThanks for your time!