I probably didn't explain my premise right, so I'll take another crack at it.The Option to Purchase seems pretty straight forward to me in that I will pay some monetary consideration to the seller for the right to purchase the property for X amount of dollars within X number of days.

They then 'withdrawal' that property out of their SDIRA just like a monetary withdrawal.

It seems like he has most of the tools (minus access to capital and deals, etc.) to succeed, and the monetary upside is significantly higher.

Murray Rothbard "America's Great Depression"A wealth of knowledge on free market economics (aka Austrian Economics) can be found at www.mises.org It is my firm belief that understanding monetary policy and macroeconomics will enlighten one in the knowledge of history as well.

The question is, what exactly do you bring to the deal that provides measurable monetary value?

What I get in return is a great mentor that has been at it for a long time, but just wonder what monetary ROI would be, if any.Thanks

Remember, however, that there are other things of considerable value that aren't necessarily monetary.

Brian Hoyt In terms of monetary value he brings, about $15k and I bring about 5K if that's what you're referring to, but he isn't into the real estate researching like I am.

The monetary policy in the USA aims to drive inflation at a constant rate, which is one reason prices increase.

Although FED was printing money, due to the deleverage from financial system, we actually faced a huge monetary contraction.