probably a wholesale company.. get a second opinion from a local RE agent so you dont get hosed. 

I’d love to hear about the crime rates or any other issues (which we cannot guess from the online stats), and how easy or hard it is to find reliable tenants and property management companies.

The macroeconomics are on fire here - population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here.

Worst company ever.  

Several were fully permitted and never developed because there were no buyers for the energy at the cost that was needed for the private companies to make a profit--and this was in a state with rolling blackouts during the summer. 

That style of learning and introduction to true industry catches my attention as having someone in the space that understands the space to bounce things off of and learn from seems to be the ideal way.I have through a handful of the webinars and follow up calls with different companies and they all basically pitch similar ideas and strategies.

A few years ago I stopped coaching, I sold my print marketing company (Yellow Letters) to care for my wife.

For example, could I use my SDIRA to operate a management company that charges my holding LLCs a management fee?

I'm from Louisville KY and traveled to Bloomington for a Big Box company as a trainer.

When you start, the company may give you a small existing portfolio, but then you'll have to maintain & grow it to make a decent living.You could also work as a leasing agent at an apartment complex.