Also, any suggestions on good self directed IRAs where I could roll the rest of my assets to, from out of the Udirect account?

But, if you’re prepared to roll with the punches and take the setbacks as the cost of doing business, then house hacking is one of the BEST ways to get started in real estate investing!

They are only going to loan to experienced folks though and not on the land land must be free and clear.. there was a bank in Washington that used to do these for owner occupied lot vertical combo then roll to perm..

Or roll the dice with listing and see if you can catch a buyer who doesn’t care enough to ding you.

We are in our 3rd year operating an STR and have made money every year.There is plenty of money to be made running STRs, you need to understand the market, the deals, the local issues - just like any real estate segment.Folks who think they can just buy a house in a saturated market and watch the checks roll in are going to be disappointed.

We may need to make the jump eventually, but things are rolling Ok right now. 

Also claimed all the broken furniture was provided and not theirs so I got to take it all out.Occupied is a roll of the dice, a gamble you can not control.

With a flat fee I worry they'll be wanting to get me rolling and let me go, since the less they interact with me the more money they make (since it's not hourly).  

It depends on the agent's capacity.I usually connect my investors with my contractor or inspector to walk through the property so that everything can be sorted out in one go, or I have my clients make an offer subject to a walkthrough, allowing us to get the ball rolling. 

Then I ended up in bed with the bowl and a roll of paper towels!