I understand bits and pieces when it comes to these "K" loans, however, I am looking to lean towards someone who has a broader understanding on this subject. 

welcome to bp I live south of St Louis and from what I see on bp kcmo  sound like a hot market my advice is network and find your niche when you do find ever last piece of info on it and run with it good luck on you Endeavor 

It is not easily possible to remove the piece and even if it would come out I doubt I would be able to get the exact same color.

hey Account Closed, i had the same idea once i saw deals were not easy. then again, nothing good is easy. my advice to you is don't go it alone, but try to minimize yourself getting cheated... next piece of advice is this: don't buy just a condo yourself, and then expect to buy investment property. your next property, if it's within 2 years, will be considered an investment property, and you will have to put down 20-25%, otherwise wait 2 years. i don't know your situation and life story, but also, it would be much easier to find lenders going from a 2 family to 1 family, than a 1 family to 2 family. as for stocks, i'm into the long game, so Vanguard ETFs, indexes are the way i go. warren buffett has a bet going on with a hedge fund manager; 1 million dollars to the charity of choice if the s&p 500 outperform the top 3 hedge funds of anyone's choosing over 10 years. someone took him on that bet but warren buffett is winning. 

I just obtained the domain name and am working on the website as well as the direct mail piece.

You will only get a small piece of the pie but something is better than nothing. 

As far as the overwhelming response...not to burst any bubbles but from what I've seen you may or may not get such a response off of a first mailing of just 650 pieces.

Thanks Steven 2 quadplexes for 210k. 8 units rent for 485 a piece. 

However since you live in the other half, so you could control your neighbor it may be worth it from a piece of mind angle, but not as a great investment.

@Charles WorthThe key piece is that retirement accounts such as solo 401k plans and IRAs are tax shelters and are meant to be used for long-term savings.