Bizarre.My wife and I also have a self-directed 401(k) plan, @Tina Artigliere and @Alicia Prokos.

After years of self-managing our single-family rentals, we decided to hire a property manager to provide full service management.

@Michael Baum @Collin Hays do you self manage? 

feel free to shoot me a msg.

Being the military, it had that definite institutional overtone to it, but the basic premise was the same.I recently toured a new senior's complex in which on end - for those who were still relatively self sufficient - had individual units (bedroom, sitting room / kitchenette ... effectively a bachelor apartment but without a full kitchen) clustered together in groups of 4 with their own common room / kitchen and courtyard.On the other side of the complex were units for those who required more assisted living.  

If you do decide to start flipping homes- as a new investor you can either self finance with all cash, or you can contact a commercial lender like myself and expect terms to be 75-80% of the purchase price with 100% of the rehab financed through a draw.

Keep learning, stay focused, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have more questions or need further guidance.Good luck on your real estate investing journey If you have any more questions or need specific advice, feel free to ask.

Courtesy of Dodd Frank, its doubtful the self employed will ever be viewed by lenders as favorable as a w2 employee.

I can’t keep looking for properties that will cashflow because I feel like I’m wasting my time at this point.

I am self employed but want to build a spec home using the equity in my house as collateral.