Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

Another update: I spoke to the city who says that the foreclosure is in the most early stages and this wouldn't even show up in records with the county clerk.

After finding and purchasing the home out of state as an investment property, with 20% down conventional financing, the arrangement with my sister fell through.  

I did that once, for someone that I had met in person prior to the arrangements being made.

Honestly, there is no to little need for the separate set of accounts you have now unless your State requires it.It won't matter iIf you have a bookkeeping arrangement in place to keep track of your income and expenditures. 

I luckily did not have to go through this in my (ongoing) project for complicated reasons, but it's conceivable that you could be denied at this stage, due to parking concerns or other concerns.

Im in the early stages of learning about different financing products.

I'm not at the stage of investing where I have much capital so I was losing every time!

With that said, I’m in the very early stages of looking at a third property and wondering if I should look into single family homes instead?

They would also know if any of their investors wanted to sell loans they made.In either case, with your authorization, the broker would work with you, the property owner/borrower or note seller, and also with your SDIRA custodian to arrange funding and transfer of the appropriate paperwork.Atlanta is a big city and there should be plenty of deals for you to choose from.