Have heard neighborhoods on the north side of town are the best areas to comfortably live doing this (safety)..

Just have your IRA put them on MLS and sell them one at a time your comfortable with.

With some help, you can develop your personal list of criteria and what you are comfortable with.As soon as you have developed this type of checklist you can often eliminate offers very quickly and then focus on the few that are truly candidates.

If local, consider in person meetings too (depending on your comfortability level with this). 

A structure like this gives you the GP incentive to do well on the deal, which should give comfort the LP.

It's very comforting hearing that I'm on the right track.

I now require front/side pics of animals, and if possible meet them in person, or have a NON-animal person meet them-- if she's comfortable with them they tend to be OK.

We’ve focused on single family homes because of my husbands comfort level but seeing the success he’s beginning to warm up to the idea of multi families too.

However, working with a good real estate CPA should ultimately help you maximize your tax position while continuing to scale your portfolio.

It ensures that you can maximize your returns and fulfill your investment goals.