Hi so I’m really trying to figure out the best way to expand my portfolio and generate cash flow without going over my head. 

Just a heads up on joining the Chicago meetups and people like Andrew Holmes. 

Thanks for the heads up, @Garrett Minter

They have high fees and a lot of restrictions that make purchasing real estate challenging if the funds are limited.For instance, if you open an SDIRA with $80,000 and buy a SFR for $65k plus $8k in closing costs, there's only $7k left in the SDIRA, plus the monthly cash flow from the rent payment less expenses.

Today for instance I was seto to get off around 6pm to look and a duplex and a single family unit and all was going well until 530 rolled around and 2 vehicles sold and I had to stay to complete the finance paperwork.

Oahu, Hilton Head, St Thomas, Martha’s Vineyard, another island? 

We have a young family and don't want to get in over our heads on debt should something go south (and don't want to be over leveraged if we decide to move to a new primary)40% was where we felt good about the cash flow, and can be relatively sure we wont be losing money each month even if something unexpected goes wrong, and we have it sitting in the bank from a stock sell off.

I am just trying to wrap my head around how I should be allocating my time and resources.

@Michael Le this is my first time going into apartments so I’m scratching my head at 5 cap and I don’t really understand how this is superior (maybe just a little bit) compared to SFH. 

Something that you put right up to your head (like a cell phone) probably puts much more radiation in your body than a tower that is 1/8 of a mile away.