Quote from @Katie Accashian: I am looking to take money from my retirement that I accumulated from my previous employer and move it into a self directed IRA to buy a real estate investment.

It seems like there are so many limitations to buying real estate with self-directed IRAs. 

Instead of platforms like Angi, try building relationships directly with contractors, architects, and developers.

But once you have tenants, the big question arises: Should you self-manage or hire a property manager?

Quote from @Daniel Saravia: anybody here had bought real estate using self directed IRA?

Dave Van Horn is a collegue of mine and I am glad that he was able to point you in a direction that helped you feel better about your retirement planning. 

None of my leads got that far. 

It sounds like you do if you want to self manage.

We found it very successful to do direct marketing along with cold calling.  

AI is not some magical, all-knowing miracle that can pull leads out of thin air.AI is simply a faster, more hands-off way to find the same low-quality leads you get from DMM, cold calling, and SMS marketing.You’re not improving lead quality—you’re just finding bad leads faster.