So in the words of Ned Carey and my favorite post response of all time; "It depends".So first let's start with it will probably take you 4-6 months to research, find, get qualified, get an accepted offer and close on a property.

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Even if rates rise slightly, securing a historically low rate now offers financial stability and savings compared to past decades.

The IRA owns the LLC and you can act as manager.In both cases, there is a legal entity under the umbrella of the plan that you control and use to invest, without the need for 3rd party processing and per-transaction fees.On the investing side, the 401(k) offers one advantage, which applies in the case where you might use mortgage financing for the plan to purchase a property.  

Hey Andrew, conventional loans offer lower interest rates but they require 20% down payment.

The seller only knows what you/your agent told and/or given them ie the pre-approval included in the offer.

I do live in El Paso, TX and would love to meet those investing in this area for STR's that would like co-hosting assistance.

They might be able to offer a business line of credit, as an example.

Their assistance will help us buy the house now.

It was a super cool single-family property, yet for some reason, the listing hadn't received any offers on offer day.