I found two of my existing single-family properties vis pure networking relationships.

There’s many things to take into consideration and balance, neighborhood vs taxes, pure cash flo/ return vs long term stability, etc. 

I don't know if it was just a matter of losing sight of a bigger picture or just pure laziness but I want to change that.

@Lydia Nyambura, are you interested in a house hack or a pure rental?

LLC or no LLC If it is a vacation home, I would say no.I am someone who supports LLCs most of the time but it is different because I never plan on spending time at the properties.Get an umbrella policy/extra insurance and you should be fine.Plus it will be easier to get a loan on a vacation home than on a purely investment home.Have you considered holding in a trust?

What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.

Make sure you remember that $300 is not pure spending money.

If they are in high demand, they will request a retainer fee for the pure reason of making sure that the buyer is serious or not.There are many buyers that will immediately share all their information.

No debating this, no opinions this is pure math, fact, logic.

Going with an unlicensed and illegal Property Manager would be in my mind pure lunacy.Some in this thread have implied or out right stated that a larger Property Management Company equates to a lower quality product.