Hopefully you have someone you trust who can recommend a company for you.

Lastly, I fully trust that my lawyer will do the job right and protect me, but we talked once for less than a minute so obviously we didn't cover all the bases.

Coming from out of town (I've never been anywhere near Indiana before) there is only so much you can learn about a market and ultimately you need to find local professionals and investors that you trust.

Aim for the moon and if you miss at least will be among the stars. dont listen to any haters in here, do your own research by going into a bank and ask them your self, it seems to me $120,000 saved is a lot of money and the bank will trust you in your business plan since your willing to invest $120,000 into the business thats a third of what your asking the loan for which i think you have a very good chance of getting the loan.

I've heard a little about self-directed IRAs, trusts, et al., but would really like to find some good resources to learn more!

Trust me we vigorously fight these inflated assessments but rarely get any concessions & I can assure you that sale price has absolutely no bearing on the 'tax grab mentality' of the assessor.But I have been networking with a great bunch of young Veterans,& because of that we rented a SFH today to a young military family.end of rant...

I've read briefly about trusts, estate planning, etc., but am hoping I can get some feedback on what may/may not have worked for you.

This is important because I'm currently utilizing traditional financing, and am therefore hindered by the time it takes to save for each 25% down payment.2) I have a realtor there whom I know and trust on a personal level.

I have heard that the success rate is extremely low for any industry where someone is paying a third party for training on starting a new career or investment.

Paperwork wise, you would typically have a promissory note and a deed of trust, mortgage or whatever security instrument is used in your state.