I used to manage a 200-men crew operations, a crushing plant and 50ish truck/equipment fleet management for a family owned business, it was all self-performed and no subs are hired, anyway, I will keep things on the construction side.

On the other hand, there may be more “weather wear,” brick tuckpointing, etc out in your neck of the woods, depending on circumstances..Alternatively, what did you come up with for the per-unit CapEx costs for Multifamily?

Unlike a lot of REI many of us that are Active love our jobs and are not looking to quit in the next year which gives us a great advantage and helps manage risks due to time and alternate income source. 

Many tenants do have somewhere to go, family member or friend's couch, and letting them out of their obligation if they agree to go is a much better alternative for all concerned.  

Alternatively, nothing wrong with what Aaron Choi said - no harm in putting your money in that kind of account while you are looking for something.  

Other than the advertisement I'm not sure I'm interested in anything else they provide.Craigslist is an obvious alternative but I'm curious what other listing agencies or strategies folks have or are using successfully.

@Philip RossFollowing are some good IRA resources regarding investing in alternative investments like real estate.https://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Retirement-Plans-FAQs-regarding-IRAs-Investmentshttps://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/Retirement-Plan-Investments-FAQshttp://www.sec.gov/investor/alerts/sdira.pdfhttp://www.sec.gov/ocie

Given no alternative investment options, tax implications, etc, you should always choose to lever appreciating assets and pay cash for depreciating assets.

The alternative is to obtain a good education from conventional sources, like a $350 course at a real estate school, or buying a $35 real estate book that agents learn from or reading on sites that teach real estate before how to use techniques that are all based on basic functions.

They may be more amenable to a flat fee plus a lower percentage - at the very least it's an alternative that helps you offer options that still cover costs.I have to say, I can't recall seeing anything as low as 2% for the buyers agent in my market; the lowest I've taken is 2.7 but the lowest listing I remember running across were 2.5.