Generally speaking, UDFI should apply to the income attributable to debt-financed real estate held by your IRA (whether directly or indirectly such as through an LLC that invests in a syndicated transaction). 

As a disqualified party to your Mother's IRA, you or an entity you own may not transact with her IRA in any direct or indirect fashion.

I also get a lot of calls from people who tell me they get letters like this every week, so there seems to be plenty of competition in direct mail as well.

As we all know, not every RE investor is part of the 1%, or even rich for that matter, but nonetheless, these policies will affect those people both directly and indirectly.

What happens in Oregon and what happens in Seattle could greatly impact us here in Vancouver too, either directly or indirectly.

The market may fluctuate, maybe slow down a bit, but there overall trend is very clear.Just like (over) supply (plus a little mortgage meltdown) caused the 2010 collapse, it is supply (shortage) and demand that is driving this now, and there is no change in direction until we see new supply, which we could only see in the form of high rise condos in opportunity zones and downtown.Most of my crystal balls expect at least another +5% for Milwaukee this year and I don't see a real reason why "Denver" could not happen to us here.We all have real estate PTSD from 2008, but when you look back in history you realize, this was a one time event with very special circumstances.

The Dodd-Frank law prohibits me from lending directly to a borrower, but I can lend indirectly through a licensed broker.

With that 14K I dumped 5K in Direct mail marketing to get more leads, and this got me 20KYou may not have money for a sizable DDM campaign, but you have SOME money do sent out some cards.My advice is, stop setting yourself up for failure.

I was wondering who has utilized this resource, whether it was beneficial, why or why not, how much PM should be paid for an extensive remodel, etc...We have managed our own projects in the past but really don't understand the details in directing contractors which may make a huge difference in the future and continuing success of our projects.Sorry for the vague post and thanks in advance for your advice!

At then end of the day, as an investor, you have to analyze the deal, run the numbers and look at the other factors that have a direct and indirect impact on the property and neighborhood.