All transactions involving your IRA must be "arm's length," meaning that you or any other "disqualified person" can't be involved directly or indirectly, and that is not the case as you described above. 

The scarcity of options that these people have makes them happy to drive a bit to solve their problem while also maintaining their comfort and safety during their stay.

The sellers go and buy a new home, believing their ARM home will sell.

Also, your small local banks may be a good options; however, they usually go into a 5/25 ARM products. 

Seeing a tree down in the front yard (that was not there two weeks ago) got me thinking about this.2) Address any safety issues (such as the tree or other trees) both outside and inside the home. 

Armed with this, you can then decide if you still want to do STR's.I hope this helps and I wish you the best of luck!

They want that money working day 1.Many of my investors making millions per year or higher at their job or business are more concerned about safety of the investment and the hassle factor ( variables in a syndicators pro-forma that could go wrong and the returns could not materialize like they hoped ).Someone mentioned office. 

QI failures can fall into several categories: scammers who steal money or information, ineffective operators who can blow your Exchange and get the IRS after you, weak QI infrastructures that don't have adequate insurance or safety protocols against outside fraudsters, etc. 

Most of the time, deals pencil better with a regular DSCR loan for an acquisition than with a high-interest rate ARM on your primary. 

Make sure the space meets local building codes and safety standards.Market Research: Research rental prices in your area to determine how much you can charge for the basement apartment.