Many people choose NOT to have this, because the administrator will then vet every investment you make to ensure you do not invalidate your IRA.Invalidating your IRA means that you've done a prohibited transaction and the entire account is then deemed as distributed to you.If you don't want checkbook control, then I recommend a plan administrator such as Equity Trust - www.trustetc.comIf you are sure that you're aware of all the rules around prohibited transactions and disqualified people (who you can and can't do business with), then a plan administrator like Sense Financial would be a good place to start talking.  

Is there a way I can "co-sign" with one of my parent's credit cards and be on their credit history in order to boost my credit score? 

Was the business credit enough to put towards a deal? 

When you say that you will "screen" prior to showing, does that mean a full application with backrgound and credit checks?

As you progress your bookkeeping business, you'll likely want to learn how to export statements from a variety of property management platforms, as investor books are housed in bank accounts, spreadsheets, and a variety of property management and accounting software!

You could also get a line of credit for about $150k (you should be able to borrow 75% of the value.)The reason I suggest this is…1) you save $40-$60k in selling costs. 2) you have a lower blended interest rate (2/3rds at 3.25% and 1/3rd at 7 or 8% instead of the whole $500k at 7 or 8%) saving you another $1k/mo in interest. 3) you only pay interest on that $150k when you actually use it, not from day 1  Unless you hate this property, or want to buy something you can’t afford without selling, that would be my plan.

We don't pay vendors by credit card or cashapp because it is far too hard to keep the accounting straight with a high volume of transactions to do that. 

I have totally given up on Quickbooks though it remains the best accounting software for the non CPA type 

We use RentManager for our portfolio as well, however we also use QuickBooks Online for our overarching accounting software.  

Home Equity Loan (HEL) or Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) – You could tap into the $150,000 in equity to secure a $30,000 loan.