A tidy profit, plus confidence to tackle the next project solo.On the topic of self-directed IRAs: While they’re fantastic for gaining experience and diversifying into real estate over time, they can feel restrictive if your main goal is scaling quickly.Here’s what I’d focus on:Using Equity Wisely: A HELOC or cash-out refinance could unlock funds to pursue a flip or duplex without touching your 401(k).Partnering Smartly: Your realtor friend sounds like a great resource.

But it sounds like they are going to clog up the new dryer anyway.

@Ronald Rohde, sounds like you had a bad experience. 

I doesn't sound like you have a lot of experience doing creative finance deals, and your overblowing numbers crazily.2.

Sounds like you have a great plan.

Sounds fun. 

Taking in the content sounds like a great starting point, and teaming up with someone experienced in these deals is a fantastic idea.

It sounds like she's been renting, so there is no equity in her home. 

We lucked into a rehab project and successfully run a short term rental in Bell Buckle TN.

It sounds like an incredible resource, for $200 having a fully designed materials and fixtures schedule to pair with a labor only GC or a GC that can work well with a prescriptive materials schedule. https://ivoryhome.co/predesigned-packages/Just curious how other people’s experience has been.