So what I meant was having the choice of my own personal IRAs, I would have used the Traditional for SDIRAs and kept the ROTH for non-SDIRAs such as stocks, etfs, etc....Dan Dietz

You have assets but they don't generate you ongoing income.I think you should look at investments that can provide you an alternate source of income, so stocks and bonds, and buy and hold rentals.

But I have to pay 100% for a stock purchase.

Returns will be much lower than other alternatives, but purely passive and likely less risk than the stock market.

Likewise, I think the market is overpriced for turnkey home now and I expect a downturn soon because the "real" economy, the average worker working 2-3 jobs with tons of expenses and debt, is NOT the stock market.

If you are a first time multifamily investor without significant stock or real estate assets, you won't have much leverage. 

The audience is stock investors who are equally passionate and successful in stocks as the BP community is in REI.

Brian, think about looking at some areas that have some density (rooftops) and an aging housing stock.

New York City, where you are from, was more mild.A great way to predict a future real estate crash is to see an uptick in defaulted mortgages. 

We're really fortunate that most of our tenants are retired so pension plans we're not too impacted for the time being despite the stock market crash.