Also, there are certain advantages in terms of the financing, when you buy a single property as an owner occupant, vs. a pure investment property (such as higher interest rates).

@Mark Gast  Are you planning on living in the property or operating at a pure investment? 

@Frank Chin I'm planning on purely living off of my rental income.

In fact, because most checkbook plans offered by quality providers come bundled with meaningful support, you actually have better guidance and lower risk than working with a custodian that is purely a processing agency and cannot provide guidance by rule.Lending works well in an IRA, as it produces passive interest income that is fully tax sheltered to the IRA. 

Such plans are purely an IRA configured differently, so as to have more investment choices beyond the stock market. 

I'm purely looking at this as a buy+hold investment given the potential appreciation its going to have in the next few years.

The sponsor can make the most on equity growth with a property versus the small fees they collect.If a sponsor is syndicating a stabilized property for purely cash flow dividends then the property needs to be a large size to give anything substantial in cash flow split to the sponsor.   

Now looking for pure investment properties. 

@Katie JensenGet an eden pure style infrared heater .

I've also had many tenants who spoke English & were pure savages.