Your best bet is to go to a Lifestyles Unlimited meet-up and talk to their vendor contractors.  

I'd bet 29.

For your first one a friend or family may be your best bet (but be careful when mixing money with relationships). 

I'll bet you never imagined this when you were searching for help on real estate @Joshua Dorkin and came up with this brilliant idea.

If you have no liquidity, net worth or experience then your best bet is to find a deal that realistically makes sense and take it to a proven sponsor with the track record necessary to take it down. 

Her only bet is an attorney, if suit is filed.

If you have no money in the deal and control the deal then you can walk off at any time and have your money investors pickup the pieces.Find a way to make it safer for your investors and you will find the money 

I bet if someone had left him a house he would have used it to better his life, not get emotionally attached to it.  

In the end it's cash flow that matter with long-term rentals.After starting off with "safer" plays I expanded and my third property was a reno project but still mainly cosmetic. 

I don' like letting the tail wag the dog.If your SDIRA can make more money (% returns wise) in a safer vehicle (RE over market) then I say go for it.