@Michael Moreno When it comes to self directed accounts that allow for alternative asset investing (not all do) it is important to be aware of prohibited transactions and disqualified persons. 

Or if you don't feel comfortable with that you can alternate. 

This way instead of filing Schedule C for the LLC it will file it's own tax return separate from yours and will issue K1 for both yourself and your spouse.An alternative to that is you can hire your spouse to work for you and pay him salary.

If you read up on it minimally, you would probably come to the conclusion that it makes no sense to pay someone to do what you can easily (and cheaply) do yourself.I recommend this, not because it's better than REI, but because (1) it is an alternative and/or (2) it is a pretty decent place to leave your money while you wait for your next deal.  

You can take numbers off the trucks and vans on the street and start with an AC guy and ask if he knows a roofer etc.

I overwhelmingly support alternative building methods, but there's generally a reason that they stay alternatives and never make it mainstream.

"Where is" generally refers to movable,,personal property...cars, trucks, boats, etc., and not used for real property.

One house I bought earlier this year had an old Ford truck in the back yard that appeared whole and worth fixing up.

@Matt McConkey    If you want to discuss Acres Homes and possible alternative investment opportunities, send me a PM.

Instead of putting money into a retirement account and losing general control of it, why not look for alternative methods to reduce current year passive losses and tap into prior year suspended passive losses?