Lots of cities have restrictions..Arlington limits to a fairly small area of town, Ft.

I will probably use something different next time . . . maybe work directly with Transunion. 

How does acquiring compare to renting a small office or sharing office space with another business in that market?

A 1031 exchange doesn’t apply, but funding through a self-directed IRA can defer taxes, though profits from debt financing may trigger UBIT.To reduce taxes, consider forming an LLC for better expense deductions, offsetting gains with investment losses, or holding the property for 12+ months to qualify for lower long-term capital gains rates.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

If you had $50K in a Self direct IRA how would you leverage that to yield short and long term dividends? 

Quote from @Spencer Thomas: Quote from @Dominic Mazzarella: Quote from @Spencer Thomas: View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.What do you all think of the deal and how I analyze it? 

But as long as its not directly in the flight path, it will be okay. 

Start small with duplexes or triplexes, analyze deals carefully, and build a team of local experts.

During that time I've often described the multifamily market as a traffic collision at a 4-way intersection where you had (lack of or negative) rent growth coming from one direction, and from the other directions: cap rates, expenses, and interest rates. 

Duluth has traditionally had a strong college rental market and thankfully any small decline in enrollment rates haven't been as severe as other traditional college cities, eg.