Are you looking fixers and rent-ready, or just anything where creative is an option? 

It also gives you the opportunity to be creative on how you want to vest/take Title (LLC vs Individual name). 

I’d love to hear about your experiences or any creative suggestions you might have for overcoming these obstacles.Thanks in advance for your insights!

@Richard NguyenHere are some of the downsides of putting real estate into a self directed IRA or 401k.No tax deductions: You can’t claim deductions for property taxes, mortgage interest, depreciation, repairs, improvements and other property-related expenses.Property expenses: All expenses, repairs, and maintenance costs must be paid with IRA or 401k funds, and you must pay others to do repairs and manage the property.

You attempt to answer them, but unless I am wrong you don't work for PPR and should best be answered directly from the company.

This will usually lead you directly to low barrier stagnant markets where the cash flow represented in your spreadsheet does not transfer to reality and the most of the equity is "paper equity" because you will never see it materialize yet many look at completing the BRRRR as the ultimate success.I recognize I am using some assumptions but let's assume you have $100k to invest and purchase and renovate a home in MARKET A for $400K but once renovated the home is worth $500K.

Hi Andrea, you could definitely get creative and give less interest on their initial loan and more of the split in the end depending on what your goals are. 

I'd direct you to this posting, which seems to cover the same type of question: Having a real estate agent VS being your own real estate agent?

Baselane charges a small fee to do direct ACH to your preferred bank, but why not just set up recurring payment directly with your brick and mortar bank?

Your focus on optimizing property management and building wealth is a solid approach.For investing with limited funds, distressed property flips and creative financing are great strategies.