I've been having this conversation lately with a lot of the owners I work with as well as those who self-manage.

I've been using it for over 4 years for self showings with no issues.

These things should NEVER be considered in an educational program much less a program that has self serving owners with over-hyped experience and credentials.Students have been squeezed out of deals that their coaches are involved with.

Save for future expenses, especially if self-employed6.

A HELOC may be an option but I'm full time real estate (no W2) and have a couple properties and my DTI is relatively high. 

Maybe self-accountability does matter. 

I'm rolling over my 401k into a self directed son and may go into notes.

@Richard NguyenHere are some of the downsides of putting real estate into a self directed IRA or 401k.No tax deductions: You can’t claim deductions for property taxes, mortgage interest, depreciation, repairs, improvements and other property-related expenses.Property expenses: All expenses, repairs, and maintenance costs must be paid with IRA or 401k funds, and you must pay others to do repairs and manage the property.

You cannot go after them as for a regulation a+ offering is self attestation (meaning you are attesting that you are not putting in more than 10%).

I'm genuinely asking to understand the use case for my self for an individual investor.Re. balance, as someone who is a former CPA and has prepared financial statements for multi-billion $ funds, I understand the important of a balance sheet.