Quote from @Jonathan Chan: I used my Mom's to help her retire by becoming a lender on real estate projects, but curious to see how others are leveraging their SDIRA.  

.: My experience is similar to Colleen's experience.

You could/should offer a small non-refundable EMD, say $5k if that’s equal to a couple month’s rent.

I'm looking to connect with potential borrowers.

The accounting system allows you to keep track of costs like mortgage payments and amortization with insurance and taxes as well as part of the asset management. 

Even when we manage to reach a working voicemail,owners often assume we are just another "we buy land" serviceoffering far below market value.Given thesechallenges, we are eager to learn the most effective strategies for locatingpotential sellers and establishing a professional, trustworthy connection thatencourages serious consideration of our offers.Telephone/voicemail is informal, hence casual, hence “we aren’t putting much effort into this.”

I wanted to connect with any folks with connections in the Prescott area!

If you are going to self manage your property, then I would not want my tenant to know my name.

I'm glad to hear it worked out for you.

I am getting ready to close on a property in the couple weeks.