Keep your retirement account separate from investing in real estate.Additionally, if I were you, I will figure out or learn the following:Learn how to acquire apartment buildings with as little cash as possible (there are many creative financing techniques)One of these creative financing techniques is doing owner financingIf you have good credit, explore getting a business line of creditSuccessful real estate investors or real estate investors who have survived the downturns of the real estate cycle are CONSERVATIVE investors and they are wise with their money.

As such, everything real estate-wise is going crazy here.  

this idea of a dream team helping you is @James Wise can talk about.. just not reality.. there is not enough money for an agent selling you a 50k fixer to also run your dream team for you.so its not the state its remote rehab that is the HUGE risk.. it can work.. people do it.. we do it but we are highly experienced and even at that we get screwed by contractors.. and if anyone says they never have then they either are very lucky have not done many deals or lying.. 

Tax wise, If I purchase a condo for $100,000, would it be better to pay cash for it or better to finance it? 

Would it be wise to setup the next lease with a 9-month duration (ending in May 2020) as a means of "resetting" the end of lease month?

@Dan Constantine they’re the best, reputation wise turnkey provider.

So far you have purchased it with hard money, and before you refinance it is recommended that you complete the rehab and rent it out so it is performing and in the best possible shape condition wise for the refinance. 

If the economy collapsed and brought down a part of the financial system with it, the Trustee will settle your claim in cash, not gold.The real irony is the price of gold could be skyrocketing and the ETF’s could be going bankrupt at the same time.Given these issues long-term investors would be wise to avoid gold ETF’s.

There is no difference tax wise setting up a multi member LLC, you just have an additional return to file for the partnership. 

You have to wait for her and be patient cos it has to be at her own pace and with no pressure other wise she will resist. ( I dont know why, but in general women are wired to protect and conserve) And all she sees when you tell her about RE is RISK and PROBLEMS. ultimately is the fear of the unknown. ( She is protecting her household) Automatic reaction.