I've been buying and holding for SFH's rentals for 15+ years, but my goals now are Cash flow (70%) and Appreciation/Equity (30%) so I can invest faster/grow more in shorter periods of time.I ran this: View report on BP as a really rough test for investing in this property (3-plex, but also offers an attached 3-plex for consideration). 

And that should be test #1, because if there experienced in this you will not be the first asking such so there reply should feel as though they've answered this 100x before, right. 

Typically I would run a stress test to assure what my max purchasing/borrowing power would be because there are multiple factors that could influence your borrowing power such as house market prices, rates, income, liabilities.

The catch is the self-sufficiency test. 

If you want this to be a real business, test out pricing levels to see what the market will bear.

I can't do that with a self-directed IRA.The reason I still use the self-directed account is that I had some old 401ks that I rolled over - I use that money to invest in debt because if I invest in real estate through that account, I lose a lot of the tax advantages.Again, it's different for each person - neither of these are bad products, they just have to be used correctly.  

Take all the money and roll it into a better investment where, for the first time, you focus on the investment outside of a primary.

As October rolls in, the weather is cooling and real estate continues to do so as well.

I've used them for 4 years now and tested 11 other companies just 6 months ago.

I’m just getting rolling again from a many year hiatus from investing and I’m more a buy and hold investor.