I have found that careful tenant screening is critical.

If you plan to house hack, I recommend you not to expect any cash flow.Living with friends can work, but it's important to approach it carefully.

That synergizes well with snow removal and lawn care seasonally.

Of course my Property Manager takes care of the units now but I do not think they do.

Some have sober homes for men or a place for youths who have aged out of foster care.

If you set up a "checkbook LLC" for your SDIRA, then I believe (check first with your custodian and/or attorney) that you would be able to invest directly as the manager of your LLC (using the LLC's account), without going through your custodian.On the other hand, that ability to quickly invest can be a double edged sword, since I think the delay can be a good thing (it forces me to think more carefully about the syndication and take the time to make sure it's a good investment for my SDIRA).

Conventional, down payment assistance.

If they are not okay with that, either find someone who is or hire a runner that can take care of emergencies.  

The rest economy of scale takes care of.

If the house takes longer to sell, we aren't losing money every month on interest payments and can hold for the right sell price.Cons:We lose our regular stable monthly income and have to rebuild again (we have done this before - this would be our 2nd "bootstrap, build, sell" business)We lose our 5 year history when it comes to conventional mortgages and moving into a new home for our own family in the next 2-4 yearsThoughts / recommendations?