It's extremely challenging to do that with a listed property.

I came across a community college that held the classes and I completed the course and found out later that it would be challenging being an agent and an investor.

Just started a new job so time off will be a bit challenging at least right now. 

You will learn, hopefully not the hard way there are some ethically challenged people out there in the REI game.

@Brandon UprightIt is the privacy laws, not the real estate laws which make it more challenging to systematically find absentee owners.  

Those of us that are also doing student rentals will be able to contribute and help you form a unique proposition for your renters.Work your network!

Aside from it being a short sale and I am sure some of you know how difficult these can be, what was even more so challenging was that this property had tenants, the seller lives in Hawaii, US Bank is think is located in the mid west and my Buyer, wasn't a direct relationship but through a whole seller. needless to say thing did not go as planned, but the bright spot is simply this...

Marc, might take a look at your post today and about things changing before suggesting things about options and we don't really teach guru aspects on BP, "Minimum Deal Standards" each deal is unique, we're on a national stage including all  kinds of markets where deals can be based on a variety of issues, goals and strategies.

Are there any issues associated with using  series LLC cell for this purpose that would be unique to an IRA LLC?

Buying may not be the only profit model.Are you up to the challenge?