There is a meetup called “AIM”, I believe, for Apartment Investor Mastery.

Canada recently introduced the definition for "Eligible Investor" which aims to disarm any ambiguities on the merit of their investment education. 

And if you're still working a while you can supplement with savings from real world work. 

Because a 2-4 unit property will serve as a forcing function to drive a multifamily deal with "training wheels," so to speak, before moving into larger multifamily deals (where folks should ultimately aim to focus in their bigger strategy, in my opinion). 

The house next door rents for $350 per night and it's just a standard house with no pedigree.With that said, corporate events and weddings would be the big revenue generators supplemented by guided tours when the house was not rented.What I would do is renovate the interior of the house to match the interior of the Brady Bunch TV Show.  

Since you don't have the capital to do the deal without the IRAs to supplement your capital, your IRA is enabling you to make the transaction and personally gaining by the IRA's involvement in the transaction.  

I'm a west coast kid who now has hit midlife and wants to build a few rental properties to supplement retirement.

Most flippers aim for purchase rehab and holding to come in at 70% of ARV.

New, but very committed to investing in rental properties to supplement my normal income. 

In the meantime I am positioning myself by studying online to take and get my RE license, pursuing a managerial position w/Federal Civil Service to supplement my pension.