Michael Blank and David Toupin have great programs.

I was hoping to use a city program that has great perks but they recently ran out of funding for the program and do not know exactly when they will have the funding again (great timing, right?). 

The government encourages you to save for retirement because they don’t want to take care of you -so they help you protect qualified plans in a lot of cases. 

Lenders follow a set of fixed underwriting guidelines set by the federal government thru Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.   

@Alan Walker They said that they could do it on the investment properties. 80% LTV on them and they could do it on multiple properties. 2 of mine have the MACU 90% program so I wont be able to do it for those properties but I do have one that I paid 20% down that I should be able to get a HELOC on

I do see the tax free benefits of the Roth 401K, my issue with doing any real estate inside of a government retirement plan is that I cannot access my own funds without a penalty before I'm 59. 

PenFed and Navy Federal if you have connections to the government. 

I know a lot of people use excel, but I'd prefer a true database program for better data integrity, scalability, and creating reports.I've searched the forums and looked in the BP files but nothing is coming up in the search (either I'm not searching right, or no one else is dumb enough to want to build their own database).

@Todd TylerYes there are programs out there for investments like I have that lend 85% on investment properties depending on credit score with no MI but interest rates will be higher.

@Dave Nixon Interesting you picked up on this...small town churches are dropping like flies...I manage large capital improvement projects on institutions...just keep in mind that you'll be working with a lot of different entities, including an architect/designer, engineer, industrial compliance...likely other entities from the government and/or municipality...lots of moving parts.You should be aware of Asbestos abatement and concerns like underground storage tanks...which are very common in all these buildings you are referencing...design and abatement fees may run hundreds of thousands of dollars before the project even starts...Not saying you can't pull it off, just be aware...good luck!