If so, then it makes sense to get loans from the start.Cash gives you the benefit to win against others, as @JD Martin said, and then finance it later.

FHA does have the benefit of max seller concessions being 6% so if your realtor can negotiate for that it can really minimize your cash outlay. 

These have ACH collection systems build in along with numerous other benefits to make your life easier. 

Focus on building a network of contractors for repairs, set clear boundaries for house hacking, and take advantage of tax benefits.

The stodgy that most of the investors that I work with use is to make sure that every 1-2 years they look at their portfolio and capture the equity to help grow their wealth.As a benefit for the investors that I work with we have partnered with a company that we met at BPCON that looks at this exact thing.

However, this structure provides two main benefits: 1) I don't have to build a big marketing machine to raise money.  

The preliminary analysis can have lots of data, so it's important that the provider thoroughly review it with you to explain what depreciation tax deductions Cost Seg study provides and what depreciation benefit you would get w/o Cost Seg.

Umbrella insurance is crazy cheap for the benefit, and it already requires you max out your liability on your other covered items.

As mentioned the main downside to using a SDIRA to purchase properties is you get no tax benefit upside (depreciation) and have to pay taxes on UDFI.

You will get some cash flow, appreciation, and tax benefits along the way.