On the other hand, I think that long-lasting relationships are built on deals getting done, and mutual benefits to both parties - not just on contractual commitments to work with someone if something gets found..

And you get the benefit of having over 100 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

@Derek Vaughn it may be of benefit to you to go talk to a civil engineer and find out what they think as far as what you'd be able to get on the lot.

This will give you the benefit of vastly increasing the average age of your credit accounts.After that, your score should increase relatively rapidly.

The benefit being it would come out tax free in retirement.

The detail is great and should be a huge benefit to folks putting one of these together.

They hold the funds, sign the documents, cut the checks for acquisition & expenses and receive the income - all for the benefit of the IRA and at your direction.  

If you keep waiting to time the  market you will never be able to indulge in the benefit of real estate!

I use it for ones in my area and have benefited from the local relationships made there.

I mis-spoke, I was simply try to say that an investor can borrow from their own sources to get the benefits of leverage without having to cosign a loan for a larger amount that will negatively impact their net worth.