My husband and I are looking to buy a second house down in Indy now since his job recently promoted him to area supervisor in that area, and I actually just signed up for this website (Bigger Pockets) from a suggestion I got from this link:http://www.outofstateinvestor.com/market-research-...There might be some useful input in this article for you. 

In addition article 250, which is the most painful read ever, requires that all electrical equipment or non-current carrying equipment that contains energized conductors to be connected to ground. 

I just read an article that shows Vegas is poised to meet the previous pricing peak very soon.  

When a fund deploys investor money that comes from an IRA or employee benefit plan or pension plan, that money is ERISA eligible and possibly subject to the 25% rule as described in the article below. 

I am starting at a disadvantage because I have no personal cash, but constantly see articles that you can do this without using your own money.

And given the fact that it is a short term loan the payments on the loan will be high, which is likely to result in a negative cash flow, so probably not the best option.And lastly, it is possible to buy a vacation rental in an IRA (here is a story about one of my clients doing it in Belize:  http://www.nasdaq.com/article/selfdirected-ira-pla...) but you are absolutely can not use that property for personal benefits. 

Go to the site it links to and download the Excel grid they have on the article.

Here is an article from Vacasa listing top 25 places to buy a vacation home.

It's been fast and furious, beginning this April with the "source of income discrimination protections", and now "stayed" evictions of up to one year, all on the landlord's dime:https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Sweeping-tenant-protections-for-upstate-signed-13998327.php

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