That being said, I am not an electrician by trade.

Sliders are by far the less expensive, and tenants have bad habits with swinging doors in my experience. 

I've found that many parts of Henderson trade at lower cap rates than comparable Vegas neighborhoods.  

It is a very stable market though and you will not see huge swing in prices - up or down. 

Are they trading at 4%? 

When the pendulum swings back the other way, buyers will likely be able to control the transaction a little better.Now, as to the benefits to the wholesaler, I will let the wholesalers speak for themselves, but I would imagine that the reason is something along the lines of "possession is nine-tenths of the law." 

Contracts are the tools of the trade in real estate, without them you're not in business. 

Indiana weather probably exaggerates these swings here more than in Texas though. 

Mike has been trading in his older "B" properties for better "A" properties in Newport Beach and is doing very well.

That said, here are a few tips that may help with your decision.You can typically cash out your investments at any time, and lock in the current value, even in an existing plan.You could rollover the existing plan to either a plain old IRA (E*trade, a bank, etc) or a self directed IRA while you have access and consider your options with non-traditional assets in a self directed plan in the future.Within a self directed IRA, you have the ability to invest in traditional assets, so money does not need to remain idle.The type of self directed plan you would pursue is the big question.