The downside will have more to do with your business personality.

I am personally very bullish on the Phoenix market.  

You can’t use the property personally for more than 14 days or 10% of days rented, whichever is more. 

You need to make sure you're working with someone whose sending you personalized deal flow that actually meets your buying criteria.

They clearly had no intention of paying off the loan in October but sought instead to further reduce their loan balance during a time of the note holder's personal hardship.

One caveat to this strategy is that you can’t live in a property that your IRA owns, nor can you rent it out to anyone else who may be considered a disqualified person like your spouse or child.Feel free to connect with me and send me a direct message if you want to learn more!

the only thing with that is protecting future landlords.. but then again thats a personal choice..  

Build connections with local professionals, talk to them in person, and value there time over yours.

People like to rent from a person not a 'brand', it's more personal.

What RichDad does not tell you is that it takes a driven personality to build a portfolio and if you have that type of personality you will not enjoy a retired state.