Combine this strategy with house hacking and you have a recipe for cashflow that is unmatched by any other strategy!

This, combined with long hours of chasing leads, cold calling, and “persistence” (“it takes 7 no’s to get to a yes”) was the formula shown by Hollywood, taught in classes, and written about in bios.Back many years ago I met a young man who was interested in investing in one of my real estate syndications.

Consider elements together with way of life choices, location and marketplace analysis, property condition and protection desires, property control, and legal and regulatory concerns.

Since you're selling 8 SFRs, this could break up into multiple distinct exchanges (most likely), but you have the option of combining multiple sales into single exchange purchases. 

Please share reading material , getting started guides or books that might help.I am currently based out of the San Francisco Bay area and I am looking to invest within a 2-3 hour driving range.RegardsYour main goal is to understand the market (demographics, traffic volumes et cetra) and understand what makes a good deal (look at what has actually sold and at what price combined with building out a pro formas to understand it).  

Or maybe you want to do a combination of the above?

This is the worst possible combination.

However as a rule we have a baseline credit score (620) if they are below that- all applicants for the home combined, then we automatically require a double deposit (or higher deposit if double isn't allowed in your state).

You can't combine Roth and Traditional money in one account unless you do a Roth conversion, which would be a taxable event.There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to investing using your retirement funds, but you certainly can own rentals with leverage in an IRA and this can be very profitable. 

Or maybe you want to do a combination of the above?