We were able to resale the property to a new buyer (using owner financing of course) and agreed to continue a similar monthly payment split with the seller.The new buyer eventually paid the note off early when they obtained a bank loan to build a new home that qualified for conventional financing.

If potential applicant appears qualified and interested, schedule meeting to show unit.4.

Guess who doesn't qualify for a commercial loan with limited business history? 

@Anirudh Goel Do you not qualify for the loan if this is not resolved?  

When dealing with 5+ I would make the argument it may even be easier to qualify for a loan. 

Their timeline (NACA) is prob 6-12 months which is too slow for many people but sounds like a potentially good fit for you.If you are paying rent on top of your student loan debt, employed, and have ok credit, you should be able to qualify for an owner occupied duplex with NACA.

The two skill sets are completely different.

If you decide you want to flip Properties from your IRA, you must know that such a process is a competing business and as such, UBIT (a complex form of taxation for qualified retirement accounts) will kick in.

Since real estate and construction intertwine with each other, I figured why not pick up some skills in the construction trades?

In preparation for that moment I would recommend evaluating/analyzing the investment to better understand what is required.I believe that Opportunity Funds will present a rather large incentive to those wishing to "cash out" on their investments by selling their assets and exchanging their proceeds into a qualified opportunity fund.