The desire to have an entity that would be create d pursuant to and governed by a statutory framework that would provide legal certainty fueled the enactment of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act 1 (the “Act”) in 1988.

It's a lot easier just to play it straight from the get go and get all those costs incorporated into the framework so you'll know what your costs are and can adjust your price point accordingly.

Looking at the micro level data with this framework would provide a much better predictive model.

That would determine the feasibility of using the Roth funds to invest in real estate.As noted, if you stay within a Roth IRA framework using a self-directed IRA, then that can be a great way to build tax-free wealth with the funds.An IRA may purchase property outright, or with the use of a non-recourse mortgage.  

Under LA City RSO you can't simply evict someone without going through a framework of scrutiny and hoops to jump through including paying up to $19,700 in "relocation assistance" (that is a down payment on a freaking house for many people)  RSO: http://hcidla.lacity.org/system/files_force/docume...Relocation Assistance Amounts - July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 Tenants with Less Than 3 Years Tenants with 3 or More Years Income Below 80% of Area Median Income* Evictions for Owner Occupancy In “Mom & Pop” Properties Eligible Tenant $ 7,900 $ 10,400 $ 10,400 $ 7,600 Qualified Tenant $ 16,650 $ 19,700 $ 19,700 $ 15,300

I have a million other questions, but mainly, I'm trying to figure out the basic framework of where I should put my car, now that I already have my horse!  

@Kreighton Reed is with Solera National Bank, which solves this problem by having a dedicated team that is very familiar with the framework of a self-directed retirement plan. 

Please understand, these are rules of thumbs and there are variables that may make some of this work better or worse, but this is a variation of the framework that I start pre-screening all of my deals and my clients deals with.I understand that you are looking at someone paying part of your overhead while the asset appreciates, but let's look at the numbers more deeply as they are today.The mortgage payment is figured on $172k (principal after 3.5% FHA down payment) for 360 months at 5% interestMortgage - $925/moTaxes - $125/moInsurance - $100/moPMI - $108/mo__________Monthly expenses = $1,258Cash Flow = -$558/mo (negative)This number does not include other, normal costs like maintenance, vacancy costs and loss of rents, capital upgrades and expenses, property management (future expense,) other admin costs (accountants, attorneys, legal costs, etc.,) or the hours of personal time you may have to invest in finding and screening tenants, scheduling maintenance and repairs, chasing late rents, etc. 

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Manytimes we look for software applications that will help us run our business, but because of limitations or "out-of-the-box" boundaries, we try to fit our business into the framework of the software.