Hi all,After some research, im having difficulty realizing how my business partner and I will be able to finance our first deal.

That's terrific knowledge to have, I did not realize there were companies specializing in HOA/COA.

If you spray a few on the surface, a few may die, but the colony realizes somethings up, and moves elsewhere, damaging a new spot.

Sure, people can overspend or upgrade too much to realize a return, and we call this superadequacy (a form of functional obsolescence) or as some call it, law of diminishing returns.

I quickly realized that working for the "man" was not going to give me an early or comfortable retirement.  

I didn't realize that PM companies hired people to clean units- thank you!

It sounds like you maybe using a marketing company  which is just repping a rental fix and flipper.what I have come to realize in the rental game.. one turnkey is a moniker.. there are two schools of thought about what @Tom Ott describes above... many of the Aussie companies thought the same thing but the turn key companies were controlling everything and hiding issues since they controlled it all..

I realize that real estate is a powerful vehicle to ride and build investment capital with, among other things.

As I've started taking deeper looks around the PHX area I'm realizing there isn't many properties which would put a small damper on things but I'm only looking to flip 3 or 4 houses this year and solidify a 4 plex for cash flow.

I've called my bank and they have no product to help me (and had no knowledge of what an SDIRA LLC is)...and maybe there is no option but thought I would check with others.When establishing a checkbook IRA what do people do for the actual checking account...meaning,If I have 200k that I want access to I understand the steps required to establish this SDIRA but I hate to leave 200k in a checking account and earning nothing or very nearly nothing in investment interest...I will have the 200k sit there until I find the right investment, maybe the investment doesn't use the entire 200k, and/or then there is the money coming back in from rents I don't really want that to sit either.I do realize that I can buy other investments via this account but what is the best way to do so while still remaining liquid so I can pull the trigger on the right opportunity?