Since the earnings from these pass-throughs is classified as passive, it is taxed separately from regular investment income (portfolio income).

Federally, capital gains receive preferential tax treatment, but California generally taxes capital gains at the taxpayer's regular marginal rate. 

So if you have say 100K in a regular IRA and 200K from an old 401K, ALL of that can be rolled in, OTHER than those funds held in a ROTH for some obscure reason. 

My next plan was to refinance the FHA loan to a regular conventional after 6 months of payments.

I want to find people who are in pre-foreclosure and catch up their payments by finding a motivated buyer who can't get regular financing through a bank.

The way they appreciate to match inflation is if they are kept in new condition which it expensive.No way will section 8 tenant choose to live in a mobile home over a regular home at the same price point. 

Approach some as just a regular person looking to get information about the community.

I have had exactly that scenario, confronted the person and it was her parent's dog which she takes hiking regularly.

I plan to use private money to take down properties, turn around and sell the property at a higher price and rate to an end buyer who typically couldn't qualify for regular lending through a bank.

When they are being picky, it is just to protect the integrity of their paper trail for the regular custodial compliance audits they undergo.