My professional career has been tax compliance so far and I want to get established and confident in taking on legal issues more than I have done so far. 

If they have to choose between paying you or buying gas for the car, food, cable, electricity, clothes, etc., etc. which do you think it will be?

I have a build it from the foundation mentality one brick at a time until you have an empire mentality and strive to meet a mentor to assist me in taking the first steps toward investing in my niche market.

Although some of the crops being grown are not for food, those growers might have a need for diversity in what they plant / grow.

I'd like to repeat, I am NOT interested in taking funds OUT of my IRA, I wish to purchase within my IRA.Thank you!

Excellent food for thought!!

@Gino Barbaro  one of my mentor's and business partners was president of STaufer foods and Beringer wines  ( both Nestle companies)one thing he would always tell me is you have to bring young blood up to replace you.. you cannot move up the ladder if you can't replace yourself and move up.But he was also hands on and never rose above the customer's....

Here are the pros and cons:Pros:Low expenses; will cash flow well after both units rentedNewly renovated; cleanCub Foods is 5 minutes awayTwo blocks away from bus stopClose to highway, Downtown and a universityClose to the River and parksCons:Low-income areaNo garage (but fresh black-top), but space for building one (3-door, potentially)Has a CELLAR instead of a basement (how does that work?...)

Not to say they won't dine out on the studs the following week though, who wants Chinese food every night?

You may need to break that into 2 investments of $300k to make the numbers work, but it's some food for thought.