Each person has different learning abilities and drive. 1) If your current job pays well you may be able to learn on your own or pay someone (like a coach) to educate you while on the job. 2) On the other token if you need a push, being a property manager or a commercial broker or a lender, may push you further along in learning indirectly if your drive is not that strong. 

They pretty much buy any company that competes with them or can benefit them.

I have been advocating mixing up lists (not just absentee/investor) and going with more of a Benefits for the Seller approach. 

This does not sound like the right thing to do with your money, at least not very clear of benefit.  

I think it requires "pro" membership, but you already have that so you've already paid for them, and thus indirectly also already even paid the lawyer who wrote it... go download. :)

Not to mention the tax benefits, potential market appreciation, and everything else that is awesome about real estate.Honestly, from an investment standpoint, it isn't great.

ACV is cheaper, but that is the absolute only benefit of it. 

She can at least still enjoy the benefits and promote it to others without that crippling debt

This is acceptable as long as the holder of the SDIRA is not related to the borrower and otherwise not involved in the project either directly or indirectly (i.e. the holder of the SDIRA does not own a company which is handling part of the renovation). 

Both are jobs that take time and emotional energy.Beginning both at once, one you are trained in and one you're (learning on your own dime for better or worse) is a big bite.If I were you, I'd buy into a facility with others as Jay recommended, which will add to your net worth and be likely to benefit you long term, and in the mean time stack up liquid cash, as much as you can, and study this business.Or if you want, just go for it and move forward with ether multi-family or single family knowing it's not as time free or risk free as many make it seem.