However, alternatives like a Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA), a 60-Day Rollover, or a Roth IRA Conversion can help you avoid penalties.A SDIRA allows you to invest directly in real estate while maintaining the tax advantages of your IRA.

And knowing a thing or 2, I'm gonna assume you are good at the details, and at managing paralegal team. 

You can even connect with local HR teams and offer small referral bonuses to get more bookings.

This will allow you to put the loan into the entity or business name of your choosing.

Do I get access to you or will I be farmed out to "your team"?

This would allow you to indefinitely defer all of the tax if you sold, and use the tax you would have had to pay, to purchase something nicer in an area with a greater growth potential.   

If you don't plan on allowing 4+ cats in your rental in the future you shouldn't start now.

Experience, and 2.) a team in place. 

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

(you need to differentiate when a Mark Spain type company is running radio ads to attract business for themselves from it actually helping you out)4) Our TEAM or BROKERAGE has sold "X" homes!