They are not typically designed to create a profit for the person running it, although frequently that person does well on the deals that come through the REIA's membership.

All transactions involving your IRA must be "arm's length," meaning that you or any other "disqualified person" can't be involved directly or indirectly, and that is not the case as you described above. 

A 1031 exchange is only an option if the properties you're selling and the property you're buying are for business use (generally, that means they have to be rental properties, used for your business, or held strictly for appreciation and not used for personal use). 

Everyone is just gonna name random cities, but the answer is study your own market and figure out and this is gonna be subjective where there is “value” there is no exact formula or data for this, but if you live in place it should be somewhat easy, what neighborhood’s seem like you know that price isn’t so bad for what you are getting or conversely that area seems really overpriced for what it is.   

I can wait to meet and converse with as many people I can on this journey. 

That person is brokering without a license.

With Amex Business credit cards, you can get 0% interest for up to a year, 2% cash back, and a welcome offer plus high credit limits without affecting your personal credit utilization.

I also personally invest in STR's and own one in Traverse City.

I need help with the lender documentation for doing personal mortgage finace as a private lender.