Don't try to use some internet lender or a mortgage broker that doesn't specialize in VA loans. 

What I don't know is: 1) whether the whole process needed to be started differently  (I can refer you to a qualified professional who specializes in partial exchanges). 2) whether you're interested in taking a passive approach on this (as this partial exchange would be into an asset managed by someone else.

Search the Chicago forum and prepare to be horrified by that thread.Here's one, but not the one I was thinking of: Chicago Landlord Returned Security Deposit, No InterestGood luck,Randy

@Rabeeya Khan I'm a Broker who specialize in working with in investors in the Oakland area we have done a lot of flips in the Bay Area over the years; I grew up in Oakland so I know it very well. 1.7mil sounds really high what street is it on?

Does anyone know if it is possible to get a special use permit (or other permit) that would let you build a 3 car garage with and ADU on top in my back yard? 

@Mike RyWhen establishing a LLC under the umbrella of a parent self-directed IRA LLC or Solo 401(k), there is nothing particularly special about that LLC that is required. 

That is just to say, to be prepared that you may not yet have enough equity there. 

We have an opportunity to buy a nice property in Georgia, but are told it's an "estate sale", with special rules. 

I mean I am an accidential builder.. having foreclosed on builders in the crash and having to finish the projects... so I have some very special education you only get when it happens to you and you have to figure it out.. was not pleasant. and it cost million or so.. but I got out.. and then I realized Hey since as the lender I am taking all the risk I mine as well just do this myself.so here we are about 150 plus new builds later and things are pretty good.Now to be fair my rock star in Charleston build a home last year then calls me and says OOPS house is 1 foot to low we have to raise it.. that's a brand new 700k home that has to be raised a foot.. cost 30k..

Preparing to be a first time investor & I see my neighbors (old) house on sale.