@Carl RowlesI recommend a HELOC or Heloan on your primary residence or the rental if you have enough equity in either.

In both my seller financed deals the primary bank I was betting on backed out.

- The market is in a little bit of a lull right now (buyers market), its a great time to buy, but slower time to sell (my primary business is flipping houses) I can supplement my flipping business by providing project management services/consulting, helping investors find discounted properties, etc. etc.

You would only pay taxes on all passive investments in a traditional SDIRA at distribution, unless you have a mortgage, then the portion of the income derived because of the mortgage will be subject to UDFI (unrelated debt finance income) which will trigger UBIT (unrelated business income tax). 

It’s a great way to grow faster.HELOC or Equity Tapping: If you have equity in another property, using a HELOC or cash-out refinance could help cover the down payment without affecting your DTI as much.Seller Financing or Creative Deals: Look for sellers willing to finance directly, which bypasses traditional mortgage qualification hurdles.Scaling quickly often involves combining strategies—play around with what works best for your goals.

All of this equates to lower returns with turnover costs, being the primary one.  

I have two: one is my primary residence that I also use as an STR, and the other is a leased rental property that I manage remotely.Since I'm out of town, I'm finding it challenging to manage things like finding a reliable handyman and getting help with staging.

., mix STR with personal use or convert it to a primary residence), depreciation recapture is not triggered immediately but will apply when the property is sold.

We recently relocated from our primary residence to a rental property ourselves (we recently welcomed a baby, and our house no longer accommodated our evolving needs).

Even with owner financing, his primary concern should be receiving payments.