Any help or direction towards more resources would be great, thanks!

If they are not co-brokered it could be just how it went down but it could also mean that your agent is entertaining only direct inquiries to earn full commission and is not interested in cooperating with other brokers in the market where the commissions will have to be split!  

The more experienced groups will list a property and direct you back to their website with some sort of form to sign up on their list. 

Is there a local REI group anyone can direct me to?

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That way you are able to control an expensive asset for far less than it would cost you monthly otherwise.Feel free to ask more questions here and we'll try to get you pointed in the right direction :-)

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I have a question before I get this mailing campaign started. How do you tweak your postcards to be sent to LLCs and Trusts? I obviously don't want the card to say "Dear Loomis Plantation Estates LLC, I am interested ...

So I"m just learning about self directed IRA and it seems there's quite a few possibilities that is available if I can properly use this strategy to buy real estate.

My accountant likes it as I can send him a copy of my file and get his direct input where needed.It also lets me track each asset individually and track WIP for each property so I can get accurate profit and loss statements as I go.