@Allison MeggisonI would strongly suggest working with a local real estate agent, as they will have access to a great deal of information that will be of use to you (comps, previous sales, rental rates in the area, etc.) when it comes to apartments. 

I'm committed to off-market all the way.

Your rental property might sit vacant for part of the year (versus having a long-term, lease-committed tenant).

.- I’m not interested in anyone selling insurance - I know everyone says not to count on my pension, there is no guarantee, but if there was a measure of likelihood that a company would be able to honor their pension commitments then the conservative private company I work for would be rated the highest.- not really interested in savings advice on our 529 plan.- Nothing against Dave Ramsey, I really like most of his advice, but I think some of it is very basic and geared towards low income earners and people who have been very irresponsible with their money and are trying to dig out.- we have a about $70k to invest from our SDIRA, less if we convert a portion of that to a Roth.- we also will have about $250k to invest from the sale of our home.

You might try to talk to a realtor or others to see how strong the market is. 

So, here's one very strong argument for never, ever EVER using accordion-type plastic or thin metal dryer vent hose. 

Get verbal commitments from investors and tally up how much you have committed, figure on about 50% of those people actually investing, often less.

@Pam Lords I would strongly advise against sending letters to preforeclosures about sub 2.

If the owner is diligent about their expenses and can prove any discrepancies, then they can make a strong case to increase the report's NOI for the property.

@Jamila Thompson I would strongly discourage you from pursuing an MBA in Real Estate.