If the IRA is involved, then you personally may not bring money into the deal. 

Also likely, the property is a little bit unique and that might have scared them away.Thanks for the feedback regarding lenders and others involved!

There plenty of other opportunities elsewhere, my clients are involved in institutional grade properties across the country.

All involve a car and beer.

Part of that involves tracking depreciation on the property. 

., but just can't bring ourselves to give the lenders all that money as the additional costs and higher rates involved in those types of loans makes the numbers seem worse, and stocks have been a better alternative for us recently than taking out expensive loans for more real estate. 

We learned a lot about what we shouldn't do.Currently my job is in clinical research and involves a lot of travel.

Do you add an extra day or two if the period involves the weekend or do you just do a straight 24 hours regardless?  

Well, direct mail and bandit signs both cost MONEY; whereas cold calling is free of expense other than TIME... and if you are targeting the right persons to call, it should not be too long before you stumble across a deal that then gives you some money to add other methods.

@Matthew Teifke runs an awesome PM group and is very involved in the Austin market and REI in general.