@Jonathan Paz, I may have some better news for you. 

Pete,That location is most likely in a lower income/higher crime area (read the crime section of the Tacoma News Tribune, seems like most of the stories originate from that area), which is likely why the 4-plex is priced much lower than the comps i've seen elsewhere in Tacoma.  

Phone cameras are closing the gap on low-end digital cameras, but there is no substitute for a high end DSLR or mirrorless.

Good news is, deal is done, and was better than anticipated.

we did not pay anything.. keep in mind West coast and East coast title companies are so completely different.. we have a customer service department that is all digitized.. info is at their computer monitor and in their data base.. 

Forbes has a habit of putting something like this out every few years.The "bad" thing about investing your IRA in real estate is that the main Wall Street players do not have control over your funds and the means to earn commissions selling financial instruments.His arguments are entirely tilted towards to negative and not providing any context or perspective.I could just as easily pick 3 or 4 historically bad stock investments (Enron) or high fee annuities, and make it sound like that was all that you could expect if you went to a conventional brokerage - which is clearly not the case.For someone who understands real estate as an asset class, there is the potential to have your IRA produce consistent returns and have true diversification away from the news-cycle volatility of conventional financial products.

As far a books on management go, check out Brandon Turner's book on managing properties which you can find here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/managing-properties-digital as well as the Landlord Survival Guide by Jeffrey Taylor

Good news is it can only go up from here right? 

That's great news @David Campbell. 

The good news is the government always pays, the bad news is the tenants can be unstable.