2) What was your actual effort in putting the deal together?

@Jonathan Towell Since you asked me to keep you up to date on my marketing efforts!

However, screening and selecting tenants, hiring contractors to make repairs, and coordinating other efforts is not prohibited.Below is a BP blog post I wrote on this exact topic:Can I be the property manager for my IRA-owned real estate?

Keep bidding...Keep crunching numbers...Keep looking...You'll be rewarded...It is worth the effort...There is an entire website (www.biggerpockets.com) dedicated to help you achieve it!    

I applaud your effort to try and start investing in RE but I would only use hard money for quick transactions, like flips. 

It takes a lot of time and effort to get a building fully occupied.

I am considering partnering with the right person who has financial resources to compliment my efforts and knowledge to move ahead while the Nashville market is accelerating.

It takes time, effort and money to pursue a judgement, and if you can't collect on it, what's the point.

I have gone through two evictions early in my RE efforts.

Both Indy and ohio are very landlord friendly and we can evict tenants in short time with little money and effort if needed.