Focus on building a network of contractors for repairs, set clear boundaries for house hacking, and take advantage of tax benefits.

The stodgy that most of the investors that I work with use is to make sure that every 1-2 years they look at their portfolio and capture the equity to help grow their wealth.As a benefit for the investors that I work with we have partnered with a company that we met at BPCON that looks at this exact thing.

Umbrella insurance is crazy cheap for the benefit, and it already requires you max out your liability on your other covered items.

The preliminary analysis can have lots of data, so it's important that the provider thoroughly review it with you to explain what depreciation tax deductions Cost Seg study provides and what depreciation benefit you would get w/o Cost Seg.

You will get some cash flow, appreciation, and tax benefits along the way.

As mentioned the main downside to using a SDIRA to purchase properties is you get no tax benefit upside (depreciation) and have to pay taxes on UDFI.

However, this structure provides two main benefits: 1) I don't have to build a big marketing machine to raise money.  

Watch the benefit of hard assets, especially in the future. ya again the cash flow is everything and I dont care if it appreciates or I dont expect the property to appreciate..

I do see the tax benefits of owning rentals and how that income can offset my W2 income from a tax standpoint.

Summary: Portfolio product with 1% minimum down payment and no PMI requirement designed to benefit those heroes who serve and protect our communities.