Hello - I am a disciple of Ramsey's Baby Steps and for those of you that follow him, I am on Baby Step 6 (Pay down my home mortgage) + Pay off my second home which has become an investment property since we left Maine for Texas and our lakefront cabin has turned into a great investment by accident. 

atleast not for a couple of years until market appreciation occurs.

All the ones I checked out market themselves as being irs compliant (which makes sense since it’s making a log at the time the trip is occurring).I’m sure nowadays there are similar logging apps for “jobs.”

What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.

On rent - both sources I use (Census & CoStar) show an 8-12% decline in rents that occurred over a four-year period.

I am just starting out, so I don't plan to have more than a couple projects occurring simultaneously.

Iwould keep an eye on the right wall that has some movement that has occurred monitor foradditional distress or movement and repair/ rebuild as needed in the future.

Crazy the price appreciation that has occurred in the city the last 5 years.

This will cause an increase in supply and typically cause a decrease in prices.Reason 2 : Many will be unable to pay two mortgages as rates change, forbearance terms end or a recessionary period occurs.

These are all very cheap PM upgrades in anticipation of very expensive service calls that WILL occur at the worst time possible.As mentioned by others you're eventually going to replace the HVAC & HW heater so escrow the capital needed.