You're right that the expense/hassle of a trip is worth it relative to the amount of money at stake.A question on that though - in a market where good OM deals hardly last longer than a week - is it really realistic to plan on touring specific properties that I might put an offer on?

Quote from @Michael Smythe: @Zehua Zhou usually, your 401k will lend funds to your LLC.In that case, you would give a PMC the LLC EIN.You really should get advice from a tax professional.My original plan with uDirectIRA is to let my 401k make a private equity investment into my LLC to make it own 100% of my LLC, and let my LLC buy real estate.

Have you ever had difficulty getting a loan with poor credit? What alternative funding options did you explore?

Send me a private message if you would like his info.

Imagine thinking the biggest positive impact you could have on your community was narcing on people down the street for using their private property.

I obtained private funding for the project in addition to the hard money loan.

We used private money and seller finance for acquisition, raised rents, renovated one building, and sold each building separately as 4 unit buildings.

As someone who works with a private lender catering to many real estate investors, I’ve seen firsthand the importance of thorough market research in achieving success.The potential for investment properties can vary significantly between markets, depending on your investment strategy.

For financing, I hope to use a private lender I know through my local real estate investment club.

That's evident in the number of "private" email messages that I've received regarding this very thread.And I'm also not interested in how I'm coming across to anyone here - it's your friend here who is here for the favor.