We should have seen several years of low single digit depreciation, but we haven't.  2019 was a slow year, relatively speaking, then early to mid 2020 things were obviously slow. 

Identify your criteria, set your budget, and get a preapproval letter from a lender so you're ready to offer immediately when you do find something.  

If the system is failing and they refuse to fix it, I would send them a demand letter that says they either fix it or you will hire someone else to fix it and then charge them for the work.Or maybe try contacting the manufacturer to see if they can verify the problem?

That same $144,000 could buy you three houses over that ten years using leverage and you could get solid double digit cash return.I also don't understand the comment that he doesn't believe in reverse mortgages.

Since the courts are all backed up right now his attorney said that if he has a letter from me stating eviction will be filed by the 20th he can get an emergency court hearing. 

For the type of rehab loan you're describing, interest rates from hard money lenders generally range from the high single digits to the low/mid double digits.Points: What will the lender charge to originate the loan?

It's on fire (double digit appreciation last year) and many vendors here are used to working with out of town investors.

Do anyone know if you can openly mention in a letter to a property owner that you can possibly pay more if they would consider seller financing verses a cash offer?

Can anyone shed some insight as to how these letters should be addressed if you purchased this note through your IRA?  

In the Denver area, many investors have seen double digit percent rise in their rental values, annually.I would suggest you listen to some of the podcasts on this site and also attend meetings of the local REI Club.Here is the page for the ones in FL:https://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/florida-real-est...Some investors like the challenge of flipping properties and others like the stability of ending up with many "doors" or rentals that provide a steady cash flow.