Typically when one states "you want to have someone invest in your company", you generally come under securities laws and any good self directed IRA custodian who are worth their salt, would ask for information that complies with securities regulations for raising of capital, whether is exempt securities or otherwise.If your intention is to borrow monies, and provide a mortgage (and most specifically provide a mortgage), there is a huge exemption for that.This does not matter whether is comes from a self directed IRA or 401K or otherwise.

If I collect a deposit, it is only used as security that I get paid, there are as many shady investors as contractors in LA.

We decided to take a course and learn real estate investing so we can secure our financial futures.

However, I've never made a lot of money and when I review my Social Security statements -- YIKES!  

Nothing personal but if you do let him stay, increase the rent and add the difference on the security deposit.

I have security monitoring through a company  that uses the Qolsys IQ Panel in conjunction with Alarm.com, and this works as a Z-wave hub for multiple products including security, wifi thermostats, electronic locks, lights, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide, freeze detectors, and more in the future I'm sure.

Explain to the tenant that once a buyer is secured you will be issueing a 30 day notice.

Seems like every page has a sales item on it, I'm not sure if it is a community or a web-store. 

Hi Trevor, my suggestion is to use that liquid cash you have available as leverage towards securing private money loan to purchase your first buy and hold in preferred area.

You may be just fine, but for me, the additional costs are worth the security and peace of mind.