I work closely with all kinds of investors as my company provides self-directed retirement plans enabling our clients diversify out of the stock market and invest into non-traditional assets.

I work closely with all kinds of investors as my company provides self-directed retirement plans enabling our clients diversify out of the stock market and invest into non-traditional assets.

Eventually I want to have wifi-enabled locks on all doors, so I can rotate the codes online, see who entered when, etcelectronic payments: any tenant who doesn't have their own eACH solution from their bank I now require to use Venmo to pay rent.

This will also enable you to qualify for a self-directed, trustee-managed Solo 401k, which has several advantages over SD IRA including the ability to take the loan from it.Also Tom, if you start flipping houses out of your retirement account, this most likely will be classified as running active business and your IRA or 401k will have to pay UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax).

Would one of you mind explaining how finding seller financed deals would benefit me or otherwise enable me to acquire property faster?

IHMO, you are enabling your tenants to take advantage of you by allowing them free, unchecked & unfettered use of services that (only) they use. 

This will include, but not be limited to the transaction not being closed because Seller is unable to complete the transaction for a qualified Buyer, or because the property does not appraise for an amount sufficient to enable the lender to make the required loan, or because Seller elects not to pay for the excess amount in paragraphs 4 (with respect to repairs), 9, or 11, or because the zoning is not as required in paragraph 16 or because Seller cannot deliver marketable title.6.

That surprised me because I thought the whole purpose of the contingencies is to enable one to back out.Is there any issue with making more offers than you can finance at once if you have contingencies to back out?

Please contact your system administrator to enable the account." and not letting people sign in.

If they want to purchase the lead, you could fulfill it via a Square-enabled online store: https://squareup.com/sell-onlineYou could also do a similar thing with Infusionsoft, but it's pretty expensive (~$300/month).