Use the $5k for furniture. 

Write down all the phones from the signs on their trucks of the contractors that are out there getting supplies. 

It’s all about supply/demand.

And they (state and local governments) are still doing nothing to close the gap on supply, while increasing construction/permitting/carrying costs. 

For example, most cities don't allow anything but single family homes (reducing supply), many projects can get derailed for years by just one person (also reducing supply), etc etc etc.

  $50,000 in equity on a sale may not go far in buying more units especially if you stay on the north-side where lack of supply and additional demand is pushing pricing. 

Been with him for 10-15 years  I do the bookkeeping and fill out one sheet per property he supplies at tax time that lists each kind and amount of expenses as well as income 

One more note:  rent levels are a function of supply and demand -- rents will go down as more rental units become available. 

If "blighted" areas can be improved, it in essence increases supply, making housing in all desirable areas much more affordable. 

Two things to clarify:If i bought property A, and invested 50k of IRA money with a pre determined interest rate before (say 5%) and created some kind of pre-contractural document, but the rest of the money invested was from my own cash supply can i mix in this way.