HOW - We leveraged my wife's gov't job and having children by moving to a new province every time we had another child and she went on mat leave.

Landlording can be a unique challenge sometimes (like 6 inches of snow in one day this week; or last year a large bear tossed a full dumpster into a ditch (hint -- just tow it out with a yellow tow strap, 4 x4 as a ramp and pull with a truck or jeep). 

Mat you can go the the "Education' tab at the top of this page or put in keywords to find post that pertain to that topic.

If you live in a big city or even the small towns, laundry mats, grocery stores and some community offices have bulletin boards where people post things up they are trying to get rid of.

My funds are currently strapped on other more profitable projects, looking for REO projects to do with OPMs, let me know which part you need help.

Reading material check out Mat Sorensen's book "The Self Directed IRA handbook" Also if you head to the front page of my website (link in signature) I have a short guide you can download where I discuss the possibilities you have with a SDIRA. 

Hi guy i live in Iowa and currently building diverse portfolio of multi family and sfh and laundry mat and restaurant for legacy building so i can hire my kids 10years from now so they never need a job but work for the family love to get together and talk sometime good luck and hope to here from you in future.

It's great hearing from folks who've actually strapped on a tool belt and jumped in the trenches.

First buy and hold needed more reno than I estimated, which left me a bit strapped .

I own a laundry mat and I can double what others are saying They cost a lot Your return will be horrible They may work great for a year or so then you’ll have problems just from wear and tear In a 2 family that they are renting you should just put them there to get people to rent your place maybe even a little more because you have them.