No exceptions, even for that lovely couple who reminds you of family.

Do you need all this for a couple of rentals?

Ask for a couple month's recent paystubs from this entity.

I have bought commercial RE in a Roth SDIRA and separately purchased a couple investment properties via 1031 exchanges outside of my IRAs.I too have hesitation of the above index funds and need to investigate further.  

I love hosting higher end couples.  

Six posts in a couple hours, all in violation of the rules. 

Those are more realistic table setters for you to begin your journey if you couple that with podcasts and in-person meetups so you can learn from real investors and their journeys.To invest, you will always need to be earning more money so you don't want to start your journey thinking you can do it with no money.

Multi-family properties may allow you to buy 1 higher-priced one, or you could look for a mix of smaller, more affordable multi-family options.As for diversifying, I agree with your instinct — spreading your investment over a couple of properties can reduce risk and give you better cash flow.

The one time you don't salt the sidewalks coupled with a litigious tenant..... they're going to sue whether or not there's an LLC. 

I just wanted to take sometime and ask a couple of questions about getting started in the real estate space.