I would spend summers working at job sites so the construction aspect is not foreign to me.I am also a trained CFP, certified financial planner, so the numbers aspect is not confusing.I suppose the main challenge I have is actually buying a house.

Like Emily said, a number of shocking facts (or not so shocking to many landlords) have come out in the press recently on how few Americans can come up with a thousand or even four hundred dollar in an emergency....A FINRA study on The Financial Fragility of Renters was just one (with lots of stats).So no downpayment is a big one, as is credit score, and even with those who have resources, they  may want the flexibility to move or freedom from extra work or costs of maintaining and repairing the home.Even items like student loan debt or fear about the economy hold others back (still some out there who feel the sting of the housing bust).

I am a business owner from Grand Rapids, MI with ~100 employees, and I have read several Robert Kiyossaki books, (increase your financial IQ, Cash flow Quadrant, Loopholes of Real estate and a couple more)  I am just recently diving in head first on real estate investing.  

The resources here are unrivaled.

He's out of Cheshire- Advanced American Financial for insurance - out of Wallingford 

Commercial real estate investing is largely a matter of analysis regarding financial data, conservative projections based on that data, and market/feasibility.  

if you ever needed, this resource was recommended by a contact of mine:nationwideeviction dut comFull disclosure: I do not work for them, provide any related services,  and I have never personally hired them.

I now realize that working for someone else will not get me where I want to go financially.

I probably bit off more than I can chew.. coming into this industry with limited resources and no guides.

.   -- I worked with IRA Financial GroupMy other unanswered question is - since he rolled over his IRA into the solo 401k - do I - as the 401k plan provider- need to document to the IRS that we received this distribution into the account?