If your strategy is to buy deferred maintenance properties and rehab and hold for retirement, then you might want to hold title in an LLC, and sell a certain percentage of your LLC to a self-directed IRA.  

I personally find Richmond too expensive to get any decent cap rate buy and holds without some aggressive tactics.

I am currently interested in the buy and hold investment strategy. 

I am pleased to join this group and to find anyone who is also looking at capitalizing in Atlanta's HOT real estate investment market via a quick flip or perhaps a few buy & holds.

I am an investor looking to move investing into Real Estate in Amarillo TX  I am interested in buy and hold and flipping  

HOLD YOUR PROPERTIES at least 10 years and 15 if you can...they should at least  DOUBLE in price by then.

I have clients in Kankakee and Dekalb with larger holdings of 1-4 unit frame buildings, and those are anywhere from $300-$600 per year.  

Do you intend to come on a tourist visa and either buy and hold or flip properties? 

I plan to hold for at least 5 years.This is an early-1900s home with three identical 2 Bed/1 Bath units.

Hi Amberle, I am considering flipping and buy and hold.