Using a real estate investment company to help you out ... good/bad?
So I finally have my self-directed IRA set up and all funds invested in my LLC. Ready to start investing. My problem is, I've never invested in real estate, but it's what I definitely want to do with my self-directed IRA. I'd like to either do a rental or notes, although I don't have much to start with so my options are limited. I've only got about $20,000 to work with :(
With that kind of money, I know people would say do Lonnie Deals, but unfortunately I just don't have too much time to put into it .... this is retirement investing, not a full time job after all.
I've seen some companies out there that provide services for locating properties, providing turn key rentals, and/or finding notes or creating notes for investments. They help you out every step of the way.
Question: Would using these types of services be advisable for someone who's never invested in real estate? If so, are there really good reputable companies out there?