I could've lent the money out or invested in notes, but I'm more interested right now in asset accumulation.I ended up simply rolling my SDIRA into my current 401k and taking a loan against that, thereby being able to utilize almost 100% of those funds (not quite at $100k in the 401k, but close) and purchase a duplex with a conventional 30 year loan.If I had $150k or more in my SDIRA I would have looked at other options, but with only $50k I found the path I chose to make the most sense.

Here is a clause I found in the Ordinance that I don't quite understand:Tenants of any residential properties may present a written petition signed by a majority of the tenants and consented to by the landlord of the property agreeing to a specific rent surcharge for a specific purpose or project, and providing for the landlord's permission to permit the tenant's representative to review the expenditures involved for the particular purpose or project surcharge.

One of the properties had foundation issues; I was aware of this from the inspection report but it ended up being quite extensive.

One of the properties had foundation issues; I was aware of this from the inspection report but it ended up being quite extensive.

Not in Florida, California, the Northeast or East coast in general, possibly small pockets of the south but not for long..For under $700k investors won't quite find an oceanfront property for sale in Oregon that is eligible for an STR permit, but those are available in the $950k-$1M range.

I've started my journey in the expensive Seattle market and found house hacking a duplex gave me a tremendous boost as my first property.The top 10 advantages that played out quite well:1.

It's not easy, it's quite hard. 

. $5,000 is quite high.

@Justin R. did a higher end mobile home flip in San Diego quite a few years ago (6 years ago?).  

I wasn’t trying to look down on Iowa, quite the opposite.