Here's a short video of one problem from a home we rebuilt.  

Although still not ideal, I think a 5% COC and 9.7% ROI isn't bad as I do still have upside potential in the rent amounts. 

We do a full video show for every single property we sell.

When it comes to seller financing for real estate the perks I have gathered from reading and watching all of the podcasts and YouTube videos I can are:-No hit to personal or business credit-Potentially better negotiable interest and payments-Obvious acquisition of the property with name on title-Potential for good deal if sitting on the market (not a lot of that going on now, but definitely still out there to be found).Here's where I may lose a lot of people.

It is certainly dependent upon the type of RE investment you are doing, but buy/hold in an IRA is less than ideal in my opinion.

I have some renovation experience so I was looking at doing some version of a live-in flip for a year (to take advantage of primary residence mortgages), move out and start renting the property, buy a new property, and repeat for 3 years - ideally with 3 cash flowing rental properties when I leave.I have a home I'm looking at that my relator thinks we can get for $180,000 and based on similar listings can rent for around $1400/month...its a new-ish build so it won't need a ton of reno other than a few cosmetic upgrades (<$5,000).

Select the one the has the most investment experience and connections (Ideally, they should be actively investing). 

That will be ideal, I heard someone create one LLC for each property.The problem is in CA, each LLC cost $800 per year, and accountant will charge at lease that amount per LLC.

I’m reading the books, listening to the podcasts, and watching the YouTube videos but would very much appreciate any guidance!

There is a LOT of missing info in the youtube videos and the gurus promising to teach you everything about foreclosures.