Kirk Hey Kirk, nope we are property managers.

In order to have checkbook control, the IRA account will need to be at a trust company that will allow the IRA to invest in an LLC (where you will be the manager and your IRA will be member - an as manager you will have checkbook access to the LLC bank account).

I don't know how much you will be paying a property manager but add that in.

Angel investors might be interested, but you'll likely have to give up a portion of the ownership or future profits, and there could be potential complications in managing the investor's expectations and involvement.

I'm an investor, flipper, and property management company owner in central CT. 

You could trim your expenses by eliminating property management - you can absolutely do this yourself on a 6-unit, even as a newbie.

I'm looking to gain momentum and scale fairly quickly.I'm going to try rentredi and quicken to manage the numbers.

@Kyle Cross you claim to know a lot about the industry, but your questions are vague and so is the info you've provided.Not sure how managing 8 units doesn't, "require much management"?

Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

Real estate wealth is built through long term price appreciation, property becomes (usually) more valuable over time, especially if purchased in areas that have either gone through development or redevelopment.