Hey all, Ryan From california.Looking to buy a looking to buy a 2 - 4 plex in the Sacramento area.Been reading for a while, getting more involved now.Thanks all for the discussion.

Denise - this also answers my question of obtaining your book and getting updates to the Alabama process.

I'm not a lawyer but I have never heard anyone discuss a minimum time of ownership. 

The topic of self-directed 401k has been discussed on the forum many times, here is a link to one of such discussions that you may find helpful:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/527...There are several providers offering the service who are active on BP, do some research/reading and you will find out who the key players are.

Lots of discussions with different bank holding companies about different assets, and trips to city hall for rules on foreclosure.

Like is “Hard Money” easily obtained for a newbie?

It's not that expensive and eliminates possible disputes that could arise from equivocal discussions.

You and I have already discussed this deal and the delayed finance portion of it but I still wanted to say congrats on a great and fast BRRRR!

I can come up with the $30k but I'm estimating about 50K in reno costs and have no idea yet how to to obtain that money.  

If you need 10 contacts to get 1 listing appointment, and 3 appointments to obtain a listing, you'll know that each of the 30 contacts are actually worth 1/30th of your commission.