Hi Lynne,Gunshot alley is no place to raise a family.If you want to move quickly and move up to a nicer lifestyle, there are a lot of LARGE Multi-family apartment complexes in the area.Many will have pools, hot tubs, gyms, dog walking parks, Amazon Delivery boxes, and the freedom from having to cut the grass or maintain the structure, and best of all no property taxes to deal with--all in return for one monthly fee.If this is something you are interested in, go visit a few properties (after dark) and see if they "Feel" safe to you at night.https://www.apartments.com/santa-rosa-ca/Just my 2 cents!  

*I already know you cannot mix your own money with your self directed ira money (hence why i came to this idea), and i know the stipulations about the loan having to have a set return (not a cut of the profit). 

If an investor wants passive ownership, TK investing is not an option.Another major point here is one ( syndication's) investor must be accredited this cuts many investors out.TK on the other hand 25k and decent credit and a desire to own a rental and your in the game.. of course there are pro's and cons as everyone has discussed.. 

(if it's the shake type)In most cases asbestos siding isn't considered to frangible so does not typically pose a hazard unless you're working with it such as cutting in new windows, etc.I've got an asbestos siding house under contract right now and intend to do nothing with it.

So, slowly, they under-cut each other over time until consumer offered rates fall to where they "should" be if you just think it tracks 1-to-1 with mortgage backed securities or t-notes (or whatever you believe it is "pegged" to, as if we didn't live in a capitalist society).

This is my first post on here, so cut me some slack (or don't!!).

I grew up out in the valley and cut my teeth helping mi padre on a couple of fourplexes that way - I'd be glad to help you discern the local market out there. between the detached newer construction - to the more traditional 80's built stuff - there's a fair bit of variety there.

This set them over the edge talking court and everything.  

Ultimately, I felt I needed to go to conform to what was then, 2006, a clear cut path in life that I must graduate high school, to go to college, to be successful in life.

The Fed cut the prime by 1/2 a point a few days ago and there has been talk of a 3/4 point more rate cut next week.