Hand-delivered the material, dug the post hole, and nailed the boards in with him.

It actually harms them into believing certain things exist and they can get their hands on them. 

Just as I would not expect an institutional investor to buy and manage homes, I don't think I'll be doing that with the SEP either.Here's my recommendation:Hands-of investmentf: Go with the SDIRAHands-on (or potentially hands-on): Go with a typical (non-IRA) process

Plenty of time, no money, then you definitely need to be more hands on. 

I know first hand that he is getting these deals done right now, and they make sense.    

We also self-manage, so not as hands off as you'd like to be, and many management companies are to lazy to work Class C rentals properly. 

And if you can't afford to make it a gift, then you should find other ways to assist.IF I were to ever make an exception to this rule it would be 100% conditional - learning about money management, meeting with me weekly to review your budget, etc.Simply handing money over to someone who does not manage money well is not fixing the problem.

@Parris Crockett It also gave us a hands-on education on how to do things... 

Based upon the response to your thread sounds like you have several willing to network and give you a hand up .

I can’t help you with turnkey as we tend to get our hands dirty for the better deals, but If you want to get coffee next time I’m up that direction, LMK