You would have to self-manage though, as paying a property manager will eat up most of your profits.

Many opt for other investing methods in their SDIRA like private lending, crypto, private equity...anything except collectibles and life insurance.Note that a Solo 401k is exempt from UBIT on leveraged real estate so if you have self employment activity and no full time employees save for you and your spouse you should consider the Solo K as an option. 

I’m a self taught permit expediter.

Michael Mergell (self), the Investor's Broker

Option 4: 20% down on 2 to 3 properties Also open to hear other ideas, I'm self employed so getting a lender can be a bit more difficult.

Financing seems to be tricky with IRA hence feel that its best to buy with self funding fully.

Managing self-employment income requires tracking eligible deductions like business expenses, home office use, and retirement contributions.

Defense contractors gobbling up hundreds of billions of dollars in federal contracts while making civilian aircraft that falls off the skies, because they want to cut corners and squeeze every penny they can out of production?

Remember, the notion of amassing wealth without investing is a dangerous myth perpetuated by self-proclaimed experts.

As for the rest of it, you can find a lot of useful tips on past forum posts along with podcasts and youtube material on the topic (BP and other RE sources).We've self managed STRs for a few years.