Yeah for sure, I meant to say that buying in the U.S. you might be able to self manage if you want but international you probably don't have the option but I didn't express that super well.

I concur with @John Underwood the right property with right management (right self-management) will do fine. 

I've also heard about rolling over some money into a self directed IRA to invest in real estate, but that doesn't really solve my problem. 

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Tomas, are you self managing your Cahokia Height, IL property or are you working witha property manager? 

Income Snowball, a system of investing in which a person can create self-sustaining passive income).

Other ways of using SDIRAs could be to invest in syndications, performing  or non-performing debt, precious metals, raw land, precious metals, mobile home parks, self-storage facilities and more. 

We self-financed this deal.

I'm in a position to be able to buy what I want, and being new, I am hoping to leverage the group's experience and avoid the headaches one creates for one's self.

From what I’ve read in Bloomberg, electing S-Corp taxation for your LLC might reduce your self-employment tax burden when you start paying yourself a salary.