Tim,I did not fully comprehend the meaning of what you meant when you stated, "I would never find a place that my wife and I would be willing to live in for any length of time that could."

I don't work for them nor am affiliated with them in any way.  

It's been explained to me about hard lending and cashing out from appraisals after you rehab but I just can't seem to comprehend those techniques.

On a separate note, I see from the link below that you are affiliated with Renatus. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/147...That's fine if you are, but my understanding was always that Mark has a close relationship with Renatus that goes beyond him working as an instructor.

No affiliation)Note: I don't see any reason you can't request it directly from your tenants as the landlord, but your PM takes on a lot of liability by sharing it with you. 

I work and am affiliated with some great, reputable providers (full disclosure I work for MACK Companies - arguably the nation's longest tenured turn-key provider) but I've seen investors get burned working with the wrong peopleThe bigger pockets-based group that launched http://turnkey-reviews.com/ can provide some insight as well. 

If you want to be licensed (which might be a good thing for you as an investor) you need to do your research and find a real estate firm that you can affiliate with that won't charge you an arm and leg.  

This too can be self directed.I use Equity Trust Company as they have the lowest all-inclusive fees and are the easiest to work with in my opinion.www.trustetc.com - (MODERATORS I have no affiliation with them and this is not an ad, only a reference for others to learn.

If she only wants to be paid through the LLC and not use it for advertising purposes or to affiliate brokers then the firm would not need a broker in charge, just a qualifying broker.

@Marzel HurbsIf you go send direxted ira for real estate I would recommend putting it with quest trust, nuview or Midatlantic iraI have no affiliation with them but we are a sponsor of a fund and have found they their processes down and understand real estate and get the funds out the door on time.