I really like Equity Trust and Quest IRA as providers of a SDIRA, but they both charge a fee based on the amount of money you have in the account - essentially penalizing you for growing it.Are there are any reputable SDIRA providers that charge per transaction, instead of by asset size?  

I've heard of 2nds being crammed down when there's no equity.

IF you can not hit that goal sell and reinvest the equity in multiple properties by using 80% leverage 30 year mortgages.Do not invest in properties that you can not achieve rents at minimum 1% of property value.

My point is I want them to know i am not giving them something I handcrafted to be 100% in my favor.

Just wondering whether people typically use Quickbooks (or other accounting software) just to track rental property income & expenses, or the whole shebang such as:- Down payment/closing costs- Assets - the property itself, plus other fixed assets- Liability - the mortgage- Depreciation- Equity

Cheap (5% rate or less) long-term, fixed rate residential leverage is less risky than others like commercial, private, hard money or seller-provided.Couple a low risk loan type with adequate reserves, equity and cash-flow? 

Maybe you look for a live-in flip that will have a great return once you're ready to move on or tap into that created equity for investments down the road.Regarding CapEx & Repairs: First of all you MUST work CapEx into your calculations.

Ideally I would rent out my condo, pull out the equity, and buy more real estate.

Has anyone ever offered taking equity/percentage of the final profits VS interest or points? 

The seller had $30k in equity in the property, I pitched taking over payments and he agreed.