. $5-10K- Accounting, etc is ongoing but add up to over $10-20K / year The above are estimates.

Does this mean that you received all the payments that amounted to the arrears plus the ongoing P&I payments?

There are recurring fees and ongoing education that must be paid for and met so getting a license is no walk in the park.

One way to do this, I *think*, if the invstor is interested in having an ongoing stream of income is to have his SDIRA buy anohter property INSIDE of the SDIRA, which can THEN be sold on contract.Say his SDIRA has 100K, he buys a property with the cash in the account in the NAME OF THE ACCOUNT.

If you are feeling compelled to buy because the cash flow sounds great, be aware that a 100-yr-old house is going to need steady ongoing maintenance, which you don't seem to have factored in.

I am planning on going to one next week, so hopefully I can connect then. 

Roaches can be killed pretty easy with a few aggressive treatments and ongoing preventative maintenance. 

If you do the latter approach, there shouldn't be any upfront costs and you won't have to pay for ongoing maintenance.

You won't have control of the deal, but going through the process of reviewing the deal and receiving ongoing updates as the syndicator implements the business plan will be a great learning experience. 

I would really love to hear evryone’s thoughts on franchise vs self starting, especially the marketing aspect of it, do PM franchise (and the brand) really help in getting from 0 to 100 units quick and is it really worth the upfront cost and ongoing split.