The last I checked (several years ago), only 5% of all retirement accounts are self directed but in the Information Age, more and more are becoming aware.On the other side, I have been a borrower of private Investor funds with many using self directed accounts and I can assure you that some of the advice above recommending the timing of your custodian is crucial is absolutely correct.

I have one rental, and just recently won a bid for SFR at Dallas County Sheriff's Tax sale, sold the property within a month after realizing liens and redemptions.

HowdyIf I understand the question correctly you own a rental property with a conventional loan?

@Josiah Collins@Alan Rohrer is correct.

Make your offer contingent on the seller obtaining the correct zoning @JD DiGiacomandrea .

We are knee deep into a second projecxt and recently won a bid for a third and are looking for a 4th. 

So is the correct answer to your question "a website"?

Jared is correct, once you have your team assembled they will do all the work required to obtain permits..

There will be another RE correction at some point with a similar result (hopefully not to the same degree/extent). 

Everyone knows the stock market always gets 8% and always goes up ;-}Actually, some very smart people are expecting a 40% correction in the stock market.