Quote from @Maria Jeanette: I am considering using Equity Trust to set up a self-directed IRA to purchase properties.

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It's calculated as the ratio of your total loan amount (loan amount for purchase + loan amount for your rehab) to your total costs (purchase price + rehab budget). 95% is a good target.Avoid application and other upfront/junk fees. 

(You said you could purchase them $20-$15,000 below market value. 

I can help with the refinance to pull equity out, but no the purchase, as 99% of the industry won't finance mobile homes. 

I also purchased these while residing in CA!

You don't have to split it up equally in between purchases. 

Will you continue to buy in that neighborhood with your next purchase @Teslim Salami?

Any amount you purchase less than you sell, or any amount of cash you take out is considered to be profit. 

For the BRRRR process I plan on using a hard money lender for the rehab process for the SFH's but what I'm not sure of is, should I purchase a duplex and rent one unit out and live in the other or should I just rent for now, not purchase a duplex and just purchase a SFH with cash and start BRRRR'n immediately?