Keep in mind that strict rules apply, such as avoiding self-dealing, prohibited transactions, and personally benefiting from the property.If you’re not looking to involve your IRA directly in the property purchase, you could explore other creative financing strategies outside of your retirement account.

Either way, with rent and price appreciation, tax benefits, holding long term is a net worth exploder.

Starting real estate investing early is a smart move, especially while leveraging your military benefits.

Personally, I do not like any strategy or approach that aims to benefit from the misfortune of others.

I am using the tax benefit along with the principal pay down and appreciation to offset.

Half would be business, other half the primary benefit.

Unless you are unknowledgable, my bet is you could make more from rent than sale, and still have the benefits of owning the original home while you go do something else.The 25K you have left in property will be netting you(gross) of $350 mo or 4200 per year.

Separately, the benefits and disadvantages of renting to Section 8 is a topic of extended debate on this forum.

Option D: you are considered a "disqualified person" to your IRA and as such are prohibited from engaging in any transaction in an IRA or receiving any benefits from the IRA (directly or indirectly), therefore I strongly suggest you avoid this option if you wish to stay out of trouble. 

(aka the BRRR method).But, if you stay on the sidelines, acting fearful and not greedy, you will reap the benefits of neither.Again I do think we see an early pullback in 2025, in the first 100 days.