How about using SDIRAs not to hold assets but to operate businesses?

My community is safe, and yard signs are a great way to advertise my business.

What is the end product of your effort and where is it located, how long will it take to sell?

Here are 3 practical strategies that might help you take your investment business to the next level.1.

Quote from @Joel Oh: Your business must make money day 1.It is so much more difficult to fix the model that is not making money than starting a new business that makes money day 1. 

They recently renewed their lease, and it was in my intention to ask for the new renters insurance, and things got busy during the holiday season and I never took the time to ask them.

Nearly all of our business came from the relationships that our originators had built over the years. 

If it's a QM you won't be able to close in a business entity like a LLC, although in some cases you can transfer into an LLC after closing.

Business owners won't want to get tied up in litigation and if there is a good chance they will lose, it is easier to simply follow the contract.How would that work with a lower-end tenant? 

I’ve worked with several first-time investors, including out-of-state buyers like yourself, and it’s 100% possible to build a successful short-term rental (STR) business even when you’re managing remotely.