I have never hear of them We are buy and hold investors in single family homes.You will love the diverse community and all the resources.

These are retirement plan configurations that are not limited to investments in Wall St and can be more diversely invested into assets such as real estate.There is much good information here on BP about these various plan formats and providers.Investing in real estate with such a plan is pretty basic:The plan purchases the property.All expenses are paid with plan funds.All income from the property goes back to the plan.It is really no different than investing in the stock market, other than the fact that the asset class is different.  

There are many more.If you invest in an area(s) that have solid fundamental of a diverse and robust industry base, quality transportation and infrastructure, and are just generally nice places to live, the odds are highly in your favor that even if you do overpay somewhat and/or the market crashes in the next 1-2 year, it will rebound and you'll be back where you started in 5 years or so. 

The other alternative would be to do long-term rentals instead and not move out of each place ONLY once I have a long-term tenant moved in.I have been an internet entrenrepeneur for 20 yrs or so now, and am looking for diversity.  

I know both CT and SC so I'll give you my 2 cents.CT: such a diverse state.  

One way to shield yourself is buy properties in a city that has diverse jobs or solid industries.

For a diverse portfolio with a need for multiple transactions and some time sensitivity, a self-directed IRA custodian will be cumbersome at best. 

The population has been growing here year over year over the last decade, it is home to The Ohio State University which has over 50,000 students that live here along with those that visit, and it also holds a diverse range of young professionals and traveling nurses to fill the demand of the multiple business corporations and hospitals stationed here.

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You want your market to have a diverse economy that isn't reliant on any single employer to provide jobs.