Focus and perseverance will serve you well.

I did have a question that may be simple to answer and maybe not.Would you guys advise trying to structure a SDIRA in order to put the money down on a few properties, or would I be better served to take out a loan from my IRA which would allow me to get the down payment money for one or two more places?

Your interests are best served by identifying and engaging property management services before you close on the purchase of property from the owner.Before selecting a property management service, you need to get references and recommendations.

You'd really be better served finding the off market deals no one knows about yet.

Or would I be better served cold calling them?

You drive 30-60 minutes for one room of slots and a self serve coke machine in the back corner.

At this point I like to break off and I hope they are seeing people to serve and want to get to them.

That LLC for the purpose of flipping would hold little assets much of time time as I don't flip often but it would serve its purpose.

With two specific comments only:- reverse exchanges are more complex but are pretty clean with the IRS and definitely do not constitute tax evasion- this is not the 1st time you stated that "bonus depreciation has made 1031s obsolete", and I continue to disagree, because these two strategies are independent, serve very different purposes and can often be combined

Read Beginner’s Guide to help you get started: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingI hope BP serves as a helpful resource for your REI endeavors!