You can't do any of the things in a traditional wall street firm held IRA that you can't in a SD IRA.

Unless I had occupancy of 40% or more, I would not make more than renting it out traditionally.

That way, they have time to get settled into their new home without having to worry about cutting the grass and all that fun stuff.For anyone who sells houses in the wintry areas, like Cleveland, you could pay for their snow plowing while they get settled in.

I solved that problem , then a damn pipe burst on an exterior wall of my house , fixed that , now I have about 20 hours of snow plowing to do .  

I also believe that creative finance techniques are what set apart investors instead of using traditional bank financing. 

Ya I understand that when going through a traditional lending method.

Assume 4.5% 30 year, on $135,000 loanP&I= $684Taxes=$300/monthInsurance=$100/monthtenant pays utilities (Water, Electric/Gas, Garbage)Snow/Lawn=$35/month averagetotal $ 1084/month-$1300 (low side of rent) =$181 cash flow/month.Thoughts?

I just close on the property and then sell like a traditional sale and it seems to work well.

Thanks for your response @Kyle Gregg I actually went searching yesterday and saw a few properties that didn't have shoveled driveways from the snow we've been getting here.

I've noticed that the barrier to entry in Kailua has gone up as well, from 600's two years ago to high 700's now.