The owner in practicing advanced asset protection strategies had legally distanced themselves from the actual ownership of the units they were managing.The rest of this article is available on my blog.

Of course the mutual fund/stocks is great if you like to sit back and watch your money grow slowly and somewhat modestly.

Typically down payment is higher, but you also increase your ROI because of leverage.Here is a list of lender I pulled together over the years who offer such loans:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/2810/50272-lis...Please note that if you do a loan with an IRA the portion of the income will be subject to UBIT tax, whereas truly self-directed Solo 401k is exempt from UBIT on leveraged real estate. 

This would make a great blog post.

And I do recommend them for newbies, here's why-https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/turnkeys-for-ne...If you're in DC, you're likely going to have to invest non-locally in order to see cash flow.

It is worth the wait, in my opinion, because a SEC 8 tenant tends to stay in a unit far longer than a non-SEC 8 tenant, especially in a low income neighborhood.I wrote a blog that has a lot of SEC 8 tips, because it was so much to type over and over. 

And 2 modest, albeit relatively new vehicles.

Here's some reading on this: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10850/77215-th...Best!

Get a blog, get a youtube channel, give to the community (give info, how to, insight).

I my blog, I presented a complete list of the locations zoned for STR.