If you want to leave your IRA intact and avoid penalties or taxes, consider other options such as:HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit): If you own property with sufficient equity, a HELOC can provide funds for a down payment without tapping into your IRA.Personal Loan: Depending on your credit, a personal loan may be an alternative.Seller Financing or Private Lending: Look into creative financing options for real estate investors, such as seller financing or private lenders, which can help with down payments without needing to use your IRA.

Here are a few below:Generally, buying through your personal name can reduce the interest rate - commercial rates on LLC mortgages are usually higher but you can research thisMost LLCs on incorporation don’t have any credit so it may be difficult to find. a lenderIf you own the property in your personal name you are exposing yourself to more risk and will want to transfer the property into LLC as soon as you canIf you own property in your personal name and transfer to LLC the lender may not allow or can call the entire loanLLC or personal ownership you need insurance.If you search the forums for this topic using the magnifying glass feature in top right corner of your screen on BiggerPockets you will find a lot of discussion on "Quit Claim" "Buying through LLC", "LLC or not" etc....

In my (one time) experience with section 8 I put my emphasis on my perception of the applicant's personality, work ethic and credit score.

Clean up your credit and save for a down payment.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

.- **No Late Fees or Penalties**: During the forbearance period, you won't be charged late fees or have delinquencies reported to credit bureaus.- **Repayment Options**: After the forbearance period, you won’t be required to repay all missed payments at once.

What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?

How is your credit, income, other liquid assets and how will those stand up in a year or two when complete?

Moved into a cheap house and used “sweat equity” to increase value and then obtained a line of credit.5.