The S corp I own, along with the fact that my wife and I are the only two employees, has allowed me to open a SOLO 401K to reduce taxable income.

Maybe the house is perfect but are you prepared to handle something major if needed?

Especially if you're going out of state, the people handling your investment are the MOST important aspect of that investment.

I would not trust HD to handle any actual carpentry work, only simple appliance installations.

The "mechanics" of it are that you transfer (no tax or penalty) your IRA to a provider like us that handles real estate as an investment for IRAs. 

I have been out fund raising and while I was prepared to handle a primary private lender.

The big players definitely BRRRR...they just do it on a 250 unit community and have professional management handle it rather than doing it on 250 individual homes. 

Hotel points are amazing when you can redeem points for stays at aspirational properties that smart people like us would never use cash to stay at.I focus on teaching people to use airline miles and hotel points to reduce their travel expenses so they can use their cash to invest, pay down debt, or travel more & have better experiences.I recently spoke with @Mindy Jensen and @Scott Trench on the BiggerPockets Money Show Episode 27 where we talked about everything you need to do to get started in the world of travel rewards.

We'll also likely use a property management which reduces the need to be nearby. 

I feel like I'm getting a better handle on this stuff.