Financing seems to be tricky with IRA hence feel that its best to buy with self funding fully.

Quote from @Andrew Self: Previous apartment.

As for the rest of it, you can find a lot of useful tips on past forum posts along with podcasts and youtube material on the topic (BP and other RE sources).We've self managed STRs for a few years.

After years of self-managing our single-family rentals, we decided to hire a property manager to provide full service management.

@Rene Hosman You can read about H.S.A. investing in my new BP book - Self-Directed IRA Investing: A BiggerPockets Guide - www.BiggerPockets.com/SDIRA

Finding trademen and contractors is much tougher if you're self-managing.

.: Self-proclaimed “Short Sale Queen” and associates indicted in federal mortgage fraud schemeTuesday, December 3, 2024For Immediate ReleaseU.S.

I don't want to violate any of the self-promotion rules on this thread by specifically linking or name-dropping, but it's from a data analytics platform I am working on specifically built for tracking construction, debt, and ownership activity in the Philadelphia region.I will be posting more detailed insights soon. 

I'm now figuring out how to maximize the return on current properties and add value, efficient ways to self manage, etc.

If you are going to self-manage, you need a great TEAM.