Not having a dishwasher is also a pain if you don't know this up front.

Especially from agents, I had already heard more imbecile drivel about home repair and renovation than I could believe ten years ago, and it's only getting worse.Avoid those painful displays of machismo when you talk to people like me, if you could.

It required title to do a painful mini-probate. 

The link below is to the Veteran's Benefits Administration  Circular 26-19-23.

I know when I was selling a house, there was one guy that no way I would accept an offer on because he was suuuchhh a pain! 

Option 1 would be less paperwork if it's viable. 1.1 might be a pain in the butt if you're trying to use Fannie financing.

We need more human capital, and the pains of getting that human capital hired and trained takes our personal resources to do it.We buy in rural Texas, and self manage everything. 

Which is the beauty (and occasionally the pain.)Is there anything you'd find in a PPM that would instantly make it a no-go for you?

It's a pain to deal with and it takes away a lot of the advantages of using a self-directed IRA.

Sparing y'all the painful stories, here are my biggest learnings.