It might be something to look into, as long as you think about the different financial aspects of any of the potential deals. 

I am currently in the financial market looking to explore new investment opportunities.

., the IRA participant, his or her parents, children, to name few).The IRA participant is not allowed to use the property for personal use.Invest in Real Estate Using a LLCWhen both the IRA participant (in this example Jim Brown) and his IRA pool their funds and invest in an LLC for the purpose of investing in real estate, title to the property is taken in the name of the LLC.For example, if the name of the LLC is Buckeyes LLC, title on the deed would read Buckeyes LLC.Just like above, the LLC cannot obtain a loan and the IRA participant and other disqualified individuals are prohibited from using the LLC owned property for personal use.ANOTHER OPTION Your father can use retirement funds to invest in real estate operating company that is structured as a C corporation.

Looking to start putting my thoughts to action and start my path to financial freedom.

I believe it is a proven path to financial freedom that almost everyone can achieve. 

Any sub-lease activity would ONLY be to a traveling professional vetted by myself, a fellow owner and investor, and there would be financial upside above market rents for any willing owner.

And of course making a quicker financial gain would be a nice start but I do 100% ultimately want to own income properties. 

It's the starting point to becoming financially free, and out of the "rat race". 

I will always tell the individual I have a real estate license.

I would like to start keeping books on my properties vs having their financial information buried in my personal finances.My questions for the community:1) If my goal is to eventually seek financing from others and therefore I will need P&L Statements and other reports on my properties, what software should I use - Quickbooks, Buildium, etc?