I am based in New England. 30,000 foot view of my model is  to identify underutilized/value add opportunities and raise capital on a deal-by-deal basis (multi-family, industrial and self-storage).

There has to be a world where there are more options out there for the consumer/buyer to choose the level of service they want (full service, limited service, and self-service) and effectively get back part of the buyer agent commissions as a form of a refund -- or just have more leverage in the transaction because they aren't represented.Thoughts?

Whether I self manage or manage a management company.

I'm also looking to keep this between LLC's, and couldn't seem to get a sufficient answer from the lawyer I talked with.

I don't care what it takes I will make it happen but I'm going to need some help. if you were (self employed), had a small business that provide a lot of free time .

If you have self-employment activity, you can continue to grow the retirement funds by investing them into real estate and other alternative assets.

Hey everyone. I work as a financial advisor and spend most of my time with clients. I've been wanting to diversify into residential real estate, but find that I do not have any extra time to manage properties. I have ...

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Last I heard in September there might be changes that negatively affect people investing in 506 reg D type of syndications via their self directed IRAs.

In general I would say that if you are comfortable with bookkeeping, do a good job screening, you have a property in good condition, and you take the time to properly educate your tenant on communication and maintenance procedures, expectations of both parties, and responsibilities, you'll have no problem self managing 1 duplex on your own with very little time dedication.Typically you will probably spend 15-20 min a month on bookkeeping and entering transactions, and that is about it.