I only have one regular handyman in the area I got to with 95% of issues.

Maybe it's foundational issues...whatever it is build a team around that.

The issue with appliances outside is that they can freeze in winter.

@Phil Petite, is your issue in realizing you will not be getting all your equity back out of the deal?

You also have the benefit of having cleaners keep an eye on your property, so any issues can get addressed right away, as supposed to your LTR tenants who may not even notice anything until it's too late.

That would be your best bet. since its an owner occupied property you will have issues getting a private lender

There are a number of issues that I hope to get some feedback on.

I personally don't like 401K's as you are likely paying for 'management fees' within managed funds and likely some admin costs for holding assets inside a 401k.I think you made the good choice moving it over to an IRA.With that said, I will be biased as I don't like retirement accounts / equities and I think I can perform better with real estate than the stock market.If you can get into a good real estate investment that makes 5% more than you would in equities / retirement account, it may make sense.I think the issue you have is that you don't have experience in real estate at the moment, so you are unsure of what your return would be.

They can cause drainage and run off issues.

While most of the properties I’m currently looking at tend to be superficial, this business does run the risk of encountering issues that are unforeseen.