If an investor isn't game for research, due dil and some increased time/effort, then a self-directed IRA may not be a good fit. 

Cash-out refinance transactions involving installment land contracts are not eligible for delivery.

Part of me wants to try to move forward and just not get the state involved because lets be honest, when have they helped?

That with the building of the new police building and other factors help we decide if or when to get involved.

For example, my husband and I would never even consider the property you are looking at because that does not fit our criteria because of the age of the home.

I know it is Not ideal to have the realtor involved but I did explain to her that I was a wholesaler up front. 

would be glad to find you the right properties to fit with your goals. 

—Uber founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick has taken the reins of a Los Angeles-based real estate startup, following a $150 million investment through his new fund, 10100.The small firm, called City Storage Systems, is focused on the redevelopment of distressed real estate assets.That primarily includes parking, retail, and industrial properties that “will need to be repurposed for the digital era,” Kalanick wrote on his Twitter account, announcing his fund’s purchase of a controlling stake in the company.Kalanick will become CEO of the 15-person company and expects his 10100 team “to be highly involved” in operations, he said.

Lots of us who are involved in selling investor-type properties meet there.

You could also check to see if any properties that fit your criteria are also vacant.