Then, and only then, should you consider establishing a plan and finding a service provider that can serve your needs.A self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k) is not a means for YOU to invest in real estate and have access to tax-sheltered capital for the purpose.Rather, these vehicles are a means for you to deploy your tax-sheltered retirement savings into investments that are more diversified in nature and perhaps align with expertise you may have in a specific asset class. 

I am also a great believer in investing when there is distress and deploying capital when you can.

Hi @Bo Black,IMN hosts several conferences with great content and they are deployed throughout the country in different markets.

Hope to close about four more in May/June then take a few months off from acquisition and let things settle in for a while as I will have completed deployment of my primary residence home equity loan and the proceeds from a fancy car I used to have into rental properties.  

Sorry to not have better news, but stick with the numbers, be patient and have cash ready to deploy and strike when the iron is hot, so to speak

In any case, the heloc would be the preferred method since you can open it and not pay interest until you actually deploy the funds, you don't have to use all of it, and you can pay it off and reuse it multiple times, etc (much like a credit card). 

Just like others would like to know what methods are you deploying to get the deals?

However what I often find is that the capital would be better deployed elsewhere.Often times the unsexy vehicles of investing (midwest duplexes) will cashflow and appreciate far better then the sexy ones (LA beach house).With the cashflow from a midwest duplex, you could afford to stay in an even nicer beach house in San Diego each year.

Ie, they make sections of houses in their factory and crane them in on the final location. all their houses sit on slab to its technically not a "manufactured mobile home", they are usually fast in deployment ( usually 4 to 5 months) but cost wise may not be as cheap as traditional manufactured housing. 

I am also a great believer in investing when there is distress and deploying capital when you can.