However, general rules of thumb are to calculate price per square foot of other recent sales (ideally within the last 3 months, longer if you have to).

You can sit for the test by paying $50 or so.

Third question, what are the rules on kicking out the type of individual that I have previously mentioned, should issues arise?

I have heard $500K thrown around as a general rule of thumb (will vary by firm).

Research the 80/20 rule because 80% of the sales are made by 20% of the agents and 805 of the agents are sharing 20% of the sales.

By my calculations I'll make that cash back in a couple of years , and if as I suspect things go south in the interim I intend to take out a HELOC , it will cost me 50 -75 bucks a year plus closing costs, in return I will have the same $200K  that I spent at my fingertips .

If your goal to have 50 SFHs one day or 50-100 MFH doors?

Questions for you self directed IRA Gurus:Can I buy a property as the following:50% my own cash (under an LLC)50% of my self directed IRAs LLCIs this legal?

As you are from Sacramento, do you know Los Angeles rules at all?

These buildings were all built in the early 50's and are about 1300 sq ft 1 story homes with basement of equivalent size, attached garage.