Hello all. New to the forums. Been reading the books and dragging my feet for years while I established my professional career (love it, not looking to leave, just supplement).
So I live in a nice college town where o...

There is usually very limited defenses in most states for non-payment of rent.!

My marketing budget is limited so I am trying to get creative.Here is the template that I created:Dear ,My name is Brian Stone and I own Stone Property Group, LLC.

Angela, Joshua makes a critical point.

In addition to the obvious contribution limitations, the dangers of self-dealing, and general ease of “messing up,” a self-directed retirement plan also eliminates the ability to take advantage of significant real estate benefits as depreciation and many business deductions.Jeff

Otherwise you will be limited to some flips and some REOs

But in this case, I feel obliged to do so in order to warn others before they put down $10,000 of their hard-earned money.I have been a "Preferred Investor Group"(PIG) member in San Antonio for a little bit over a year or so and have purchased 2 houses thru Lifestyles.I choose to post with a psedo identity as it is not pragmatic to criticize a organization after paying a hefty sum in advance (which effectively precludes you from using services from other organizations).I disagree with some of you who may claim that some of the below points are trivial.

I would do a limited amount if I had a property with challenging space(s).

So see hard money as a tool that allows you to leverage your limited capital and increase your ROI significantly.And by all means, develop your own sources of private money over time.

The county also has its own MLS separate from the rest of the state which limits "outsiders" from seeing what's going on.