I am not looking for spoon feeding... just some real direction where to hustle to. 

Perfect source is if you're a current Residential builder, Supt or PM for a builder who wants to get into investing in rental units.I can trade tips / guidance on residential rental income and/or investing in real estate with a self directed IRA. 

Where I live you are in some pretty rough neighborhoods if you're looking at anything under 300k, and that's true 2 hours in any direction from me. 

I'm hoping someone can direct me to a product that meets our needs. 

You’ll probably have to go through a broker vs a direct bank.

Those bullets are going directly into my Evernote for safe keeping.

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Typically you will want to work with a direct to FNMA lender that doesn't have any overlays, but smaller community banks or credit unions that service their own loans could work as well. 

The issue isn't the size or existence of the sign.It's the lack of directional arrow pointing down the road.

More recently, I moved my 401K from my company into a self-directed fund and have been investing in syndicated investments on CrowdStreet.