You will have to get the property appraised at the time of distribution to determine it's value and the amount of distribution will be taxable event unless you are taking distribution from Roth and have met the requirements. 2) Non-recourse lending means that the borrower does not provide personal guarantee for the loan, the underlying asset is the only security for the loan.3) You can contribute into an IRA independently of your 401k contributions, assuming you are eligible based on your income.4) If you set up truly self-directed Solo 401k plan you can invest into virtually anything except collectibles and any transactions involving disqualified person.

You can certainly wholesale from out of the country, its called virtual wholesaling.

I think if they have been smoking in the unit for 4 years the chances of them fully complying with a new "non-smoking" policy are virtually zero. 

If you show that passion in multi family world... and begin connecting with other local folks around your own back yard... and begin creating connections that will allow you to gain positive advantage over other folks who are not networking and not creating their own local and virtual network in the world of real estate... then what will end up happening... is quiet simple... 

Of course, at 100% financing, you don't have much basis (really, virtually none), but you will have other closing costs. 

I’d be in favor of me becoming capable of creating Money virtually out of thin air like they do, however.

Zach Crawford I recommend taking virtual workshop through Scott Carson .Buying a note with absolutely no understanding is the equivalent of trying to put a car together without any instructions.

Or rely on my realtor to do a virtual tour of some houses?

I am excited to connect other investors and real estate professionals in my area... and others in the virtual BP community. 

Get involved in networking....virtually but in person also.