Friday nights sometimes are slow, so, don't be discouraged if nobody posts....

Things like drywall thickness and type, so if there is a fire in a room or a wall it slows the spread of the fire to another room or into the attic space where it can run throughout the structure.

Also some SD accts are set up where there is checkbook control effectively allowing you to manage your account with no middleman to slow down the process...or protect you from making an error and disqualifying the entire acct.So a SD acct is definitely not the same as a "normal" IRA though they do have the same rules to follow from the IRS they are not all self directed.

But it's slow going.

I feel like I'm getting a slow start, not having purchased anything yet after a few months of educating myself, but I'm getting closer, and I WILL start investing in Real Estate soon, I know it!

I am slowing down my pace and they need more work.

Selecting applicants should be a slow methodical process.

Matt - I am an investor in Elkins park as well - but the market is moving kind of slow.

There are definitely 'Detroit-like' market collapses in areas, but they tend to be more of a slow train wreck than an instant crash.- If you have bought for your tenant market, the renters will not necessarily disappear.

This was a slow process but after about a week of leveling slowly, everything came out nice!