Typical practice would be to bring multiple checks in various amounts, then had over the checks that come closest to the needed total.There is no way you could buy at auction here in CO with most IRA trustees.

I have done a recorded exemption of 1/2 my property so I now have the house and 3 acres on the corner and another 3 acres in the back.My question is:This area is growing and the acreage across the road is for sale ($3+M) for both residential housing and commercial development (the commercial development would be closest to my property since I'm on the corner).

I'm not an expert on the subject, but I believe the financial aid application asks what the parent's net worth is.

In your opinion, what would be the closest area to my described geography that would cash flow?

It’s the closest you’ll get that I know of.

We did put together a home guide that does have a "My Neighborhood" section that highlights our favorite restaurants and sites around town, plus other helpful pieces of information like closest hospital, train stations, etc.

They may be trained for a specific owner, but they are not trained for specific tasks or duties to aid a person with a disability, and this is the main difference between ESAs and service dogs. 

The front building is a mixture of garages and apartments and will be converted to only apartments during construction, the building located in the rear of the property is completely garages and will be torn down for the more profitable (and nicer looking) self storage buildings.We have never managed self storage previously, but my advisors company is going to aid us with software install, filling units, and management (and we are compensating them a % of revenue).

When I'm checking comps nothing has been sold in the radius of .6 that's similar.The closest one is 1.9 MI and it sold for 122k, the guy says he is free and clear on the property.

I believe we would continue to qualify for FHA financing, but I'm not sure if there are any other first-time-homeowner aids that we would be missing or forfeiting by buying an investment first.