There is also the distinction between passive custodians such as listed on the nuwireinvestor page referenced and advisory firms that implement and support plans offering checkbook control.I strongly applaud your desire to have the IRA piece figured out before pursuing opportunities, as that is critical to your investing success as well as IRS compliance.Check out a handful of companies, both on the passive custodian and checkbook control side of the equation.  

If a tenant doesn't have the money to go after its lost.

Time is money and if a buyer isn't going to purchase something that is an opportunity lost for me where I am losing money spending time with them.

Hello BPs,I read an interesting article for pest control - and it come to my mind -  how many of you have a pest control service maintenance as a yearly line item maintenance on your rental properties?

(Just have to work on controlling my spending).

In my experience somethings are out of your control and you just have to wait for when it comes back on the market.  

Japan's 'lost decade' is old enough to drink and will be graduating from college soon.

On the other hand, I've owned some "really great" properties on "really great" streets and I lost my ***.There are enough great MI locals on BP - just find one and have them give you the real story.

You can't control who randomly looks at your credit to offer you their services which is why it is a soft pull and does not affect the score.Go look at your credit.

I don't think its a COMPLETE lost.