This means you either have to cash in another investment (not always can be done fast enough), or have a cash account (money market) that just sits around making way under what it could be making in a real investment...hoping it's enough when the time comes to need it.Example 2:  Since you are NOT the SDIRA, and you don not own the property (the SDIRA does), you are NOT able to do anything to or with the property...such as cut the grass, handle rehab, etc... 

@Giridhara Gowdra chandrannaA - fine expensive well cared for yards and homes owned by professionals and business owners.Luxury cars B- average blue collar suburbia most homes are owner occupied and yards are in good condition.C mostly low Income people rundown rental houses lots of old apartment houses lots of old cars D VIrtually all buIldIngs are old and need some maIntenance .mostly rentals 15-25 year old cars random crIme drugs -hIgh grass and hIgh resIdents Seen walkIng around aImlesslessly F boarded up houses shootIngs no one works open aIr drug deals most everyone looks shady .Hookers rap musIc blasted from random homes and cars

Horror story #1: we had a tenant that converted the grass area to a mud wrestling pit for girls to wrestle in.  

You also have the VA loan option along with Navy Fed and PenFed options.  

The Fed is rumored to be looking at two more hikes but Trump and many others don't like this situation's effect on real estate.In short, it's a risky time to be investing!

This usually only causes maintenance trouble down the line because the paint traps water up against the brick.Also, landscaping trim up the bushes, maybe some plantings along the bottom of the buildings.Lastly, what about a low white fence in front of the grass extending from each building to the center walkway.

Also if they are trying to mow really long grass or wet grass the electric ones don't have the same power and they could kill it quickly, leaving me stuck replacing it. 

We could treat the house and put a fence in the backyard to keep the dog off the grass.

Did my research to find out there was no mortgage but had city grass violations fines 7400.

Finished a massive remodel on my house and Bought another rental almost two years ago and did some things wrong (including having a tenant that was running a 3 million dollar real estate scam that got hooked on heroin when the feds caught him lol) but I've learned a ton from it and am ready to get things rolling and start buying properties.