I reside in San Diego but will be visiting Toledo soon and have some free time August 17th and 18th to explore and look at potential single family home investments to hold and rent.

I'd like to explore that option further.

People are desperately trying to get out of crowded apartment complexes, which is driving them to the residential properties.Anywho, for turnkeys or exploring your options or whatever... what would be most helpful for you?

So I downloaded the datasheets and got to exploring those...However, I can't seem to find what "count" means.

Flip is definitely doable, so long as all the rules are followed (https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/9734-the-self-directed-investor).In the current environment, you would also want to explore options created under the CARES Act that provide greater flexibility.There are likely going to be multiple routes to consider for using funds that are currently in tax-sheltered retirement account either (a) to invest in real estate in your own name outside of the retirement account - by pulling the money out through distribution or plan loan or (b) to invest in real estate in the name of the retirement account within the retirement account, each with different tax attributes:Taxable Distribution w/ 10% penaltyTaxable Distribution w/o 10% penaltyCoronavirus-related distribution (no 10% penalty and tax-management flexibility)Non-taxable plan loan to invest in your own nameInvest within a retirement account (e.g., IRA/401k/QRP) w/ no personal income tax liability@Yonah Weiss ALWAYS a HUGE honor to be mentioned by you!

The Marketplace podcast "Make Me Smart" had a great exploration of this several weeks ago.There will still be an organizational disadvantage to living outside your company/industry's hub.

I haven’t thought really at all about having a partner on a deal and is definitely something to explore!

Explore turnkey or a renovated property if you want to get something that is stable.

If you are utilizing a SD-IRA then you can explore syndications of either multifamily, self storage, mobile home parks, ect.You can also explore multifamily funds.Happy investing!

I would explore those and start connecting with people in the area.