This way I can also control the maintenance cap/ex aspect. 

@Isadore Nelson yes, I know someone that recently paid $500k to get a longtime rent controlled tenant out of a Carroll Gardens Brownstone.

@Maria Jeanette Using a self-directed IRA (SDIRA) for real estate investment offers control over asset selection and tax advantages, such as tax-deferred growth (Traditional IRA) or tax-free growth (Roth IRA).

Chris seems like a great person that is passionate about helping others take control of their money.

There is no rent control on land leases.  

:)  We love defaulted note investing - you own nothing but are in control and can exit through the property or the borrower. if you do take a property back you can sell it outright, seller finance it, rent it or BRRR it.

If you put in an offer at 85% of list price on every decent home on mls in your targeted area, you're going to get a house or two that should only need cosmetic rehab - which you could control the costs better.  

Educate yourself on the differences between checkbook control and custodial control.   

While you have no control over what happens to the party, you have control over what you buy.

Control everything but own nothing.