When you know where to look for these properties and how to source a buyer for almost any deal, it becomes kind of a fun game. 

He is a local CT based lender who knows CT and DSCR loans.

It's a numbers game, doesn't matter if it's on or off.

The properties are currently about breaking even based on their first year as rentals, but the management company used seems to be leaving some on the table in my opinion. 

Your tenant base for an MTR that requires a minimum 6 month stay is small.

So we have that much time to get our butts into gear and make the best game plan for ourselves.

Hi @Brooklyn Hunt, I'm based in Southern California, but I have started my out-of-state real estate journey in Indianapolis.

By practicing that and setting a goal to get 1% better with each interaction, in time, you'll be at the top of your game.

I'm not sure of the regs but I moved some money from my Trad IRA and Roth to SDIRA's years ago.The fees are largely based on transactions not asset value. 

In fact, the whole point of real estate investing and generating returns should be to make investments based on an advantage (knowing a good deal in the market, etc.) - if there was perfect information easily available to everyone - no individual mom and pop investor would ever have a chance at real estate investing returns at all...