As a property manager, creating a standard that establishes the trifecta of benefits and tension is good. 

You are in a great spot to re-start your journey, especially with the help of your VA benefits and service to your country.

The goal of real estate is to have the big FOUR - cash flow, equity, appreciation, and tax benefits.

Most I know fully disclose what they’re doing, the risks to the homeowner as well as the benefits, and will actually tell the homeowner id\f they think the homeowner has a better option.  

This doesn’t make it a bad deal, it just means giving up something for a  different benefit.  

You can certainly buy a property that cash flows immediately, but once you add a property management fee and the cost of someone to clean it between rentals (which can be much more expensive than an average cleaning if they have to do a trash-out), it may negate the benefit of buying in a lower-cost area. 3.

The wholesale channel is a lean business practice for the most part while with retail, there is significantly more expenses such as marketing, employee benefits, admin staff, etc.

This is why you need to make sure you review your file prior to even getting the hard money loan because what if you do not even qualify for a conventional loan then you'll have problems and might not have a net benefit exit strategy.

However, disqualified persons cannot be involved as partners if they’re prohibited from benefiting from the investment.Overall, investing through a self-directed IRA is a strategic way to diversify retirement funds into real estate.

It's been an excellent addition to our workflow, and I genuinely think it could benefit your business as well.