There is an amount that you can distribute from an IRA account to purchase a personal residence.You then might be able to turn the personal residence into an investment property.Best of luck.

I was able to secure $27k from them and $8k from our savings and the deal went through!

if so she should be self managing and saving herself the 6-10% on rents. 

I am betting your gonna find a lot more friendly amicable persons than shut doors. 

Not one member has ever said an LLC saved them when a standard insurance policy.

Personally that is what I wanted, an active mentor. 

My girlfriend and I have been looking at properties over the last couple of months due to life situations changing and having a decent chunk of change saved for a down payment.

The biggest question you need to ask yourself is if you are doing this to afford a property you otherwise couldn’t afford or to save money period, that will lead to very different conclusions about where/if to buy. 

Avoiding accessive PM fees (personally I recommend most people self-manage)These will eat away at your ROI.

Even to them I say, "Well, I wish you found us first and saved 40-50k, however, use what you bought and make millions.