Anything over 2 weeks is over priced or a very unique property.

I see every investor has a unique set of circumstances and different appetite for risk. 

Investigator at market rate is, make sure your competitive yet not leaving money on the table, etc.

There are a lot of approval requirements unique to this area to be aware of if you're not already familiar.

For example, purchasing property - together with your IRA - that is adjacent to property that you own can be a prohibited transaction if you benefit from controlling the contiguous properties.That type of prohibited transaction is not unique to co-investing with your IRA, but such structures are more likely to encounter self-dealing. 

My friends and family know that my rentals are my retirement income -- I use this money to put food on MY table and pay MY bills.  

It's too late to implement 2016 tax strategies because your 2016 facts are already written in stone.When you hire a CPA, the true value they bring to the table is the ongoing advice.

"Wholesalers" sometimes are big well operated firms that bring good deals to the table.

@Travis WylieI will be there at the entrance table as always, well almost....

As you can see in this link to the BLS, the unemployment rate in Bham has been declining steadily in 2017:https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.al_birmingham_msa.htmAnd a breakdown of their data in many charts and delightful tables with historical data showing the long-term decline in unemployment:https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LAUMT0113820000000...In the BLS' current summary for Bham, you can see that our rate is actually lower than the national average:https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/summary/blss...This summary also shows you that Birminghams cost of living remains lower than average, while our average wages/salaries have been increasing a faster clip than the rest of the nation.This is a report on business leader confidence showing that the forecast for Q3 2017 and beyond is optimistic:http://cber.cba.ua.edu/news.htmlThis is a the Birmingham Business Alliance's 2017 economic outlook report.