Now if you are not in a rush to sell the property, and are willing to put in the time to learn how to do a FSBO, it can be done.

We've used Mid South Home Rentals (Arlington,Tn) for over 12 years now with good success to manage our doors.When you say Mid South be sure we're talking the same company as there's a Mid South Best that's not the sameIt's OK to use another realtor to search (found several on my own) but always have them check area & expected rent to do numbers before purchasing.   

Therefore I'm now looking to start investing in RE in the U.S - prefer neighboring states like New York (Buffalo?)

Networking is a big priority for me, so I'm looking forward to building relationships within this community.If you have any tips for a newbie in the self-storage sector or just want to connect, please feel free to reach out.

I could've lent the money out or invested in notes, but I'm more interested right now in asset accumulation.I ended up simply rolling my SDIRA into my current 401k and taking a loan against that, thereby being able to utilize almost 100% of those funds (not quite at $100k in the 401k, but close) and purchase a duplex with a conventional 30 year loan.If I had $150k or more in my SDIRA I would have looked at other options, but with only $50k I found the path I chose to make the most sense.

Now, if that property was held in an IRA that income would trigger UBIT because the debt related to the purchase created income (UDFI).

(They live in my basement apartment) they have broken many things in my contract and have now said they plan on leaving in a month.

A 2/1 in Hagerstown was getting almost $2,000 (Newly Remodeled) now we're down to $1,600 plus.

Can you give me some tips?

That said, I would also consider beach towns that are out of state but with easy access (ie. a short flight.. say 1-2hrs).