He's helped a lot of my house hack clients navigate comparing conventional, FHA, Home Possible as resources for only putting 3.5-5% down on an owner occupy multifamily.  

Compared to an IRA, Solo 401k contribution limits are roughly ten times higher.There is no custodial requirement for the 401k.You don't need the additional expense and administration of an LLC to have checkbook control.There is a built in-Roth component whereas IRAs are either traditional or Roth, not both.A spouse can also participate in the same Solo 401k plan.The Solo 401k has additional tax benefits over an IRA when investing into real estate using leverage.You can borrow from a 401k, but not an IRABoth C-Corps and LLCs can adopt a Solo 401k.

I have not discussed comparable building specs with a traditional builder, yet. 

Also what does everyone think of using epoxy paint in the floors compared to laminate?

How hard is to get tenants for house that is relatively far from public transportation compare to one that is very close?

I built 50 homes in Gresham last few years and that was a breeze compared.. and we just bought 90 lots in Canby and they are a joy to work with.  

The market rents for units is up significantly over the past few years - $800 for 2/1, and $950 for 3/1 - not too bad compared to purchase price.

Compared to rates from Hard Money lenders at 8% to 15% this approach is less costly in that context and fees are usually lower than a Hrd Money lender and no experience at rehabbing is required since the loan will not be approved unless ARV makes sense.

Hi all,I'm compiling a spreadsheet to help compare different potential out-of-state markets to buy and hold.Some hard and soft criteria include (1) job growth; (2) Population; (3) Diversity of Industry; (4) Housing Price Projections; (5) Landlord friendliness; (6) Real vacancy rates; (7) unemployment rate; (8) demographics (should target 18-64, am I right?) 

@Colby Brown you can research rental rates by using rentometer.com or zippy.com and/or looking up comparable listings on craigslist, Zillow, hotpads, etc. in the same way you would do a CMA when trying to find the value of a property.