I know there are huge benefits to SD IRAs but it is starting to feel like a massive project to assuage my fears about these providers.

Their are health issues of course and lost jobs.. but there is also the KIDS STOLE the money. 200k forth of cars boats RVs in the driveway with massive payments etc etc.

Programs like Multifamily Mindset can offer structure and motivation, but $40k is a steep entry point, especially when free or low-cost resources (like BiggerPockets, local meetups, and direct networking with active investors) can provide massive value early on.Real estate, especially multifamily, is a long game.

If you know down to the last piece of baseboard that needs replaced or painted, in every unit you own, that is going to be a massive step up for your investing career.Be realistic.  

During that project, I ran into several massive problems:1.

I moved here from Portland, Oregon back in 2020 and now own 10+ rentals, and what drew me in was that the macroeconomics are on fire—tons of population growth, job growth, and massive developments like the $26B Intel project, plus Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Honda, LG, Nationwide, and others expanding here.

It removes the headaches of being far away.Start Small, Scale Smart: Your first few properties don’t need to be massive deals.

Maybe CREW was lying to them also, but it looks like they might have been asleep at the wheel while CREW was digging themselves a massive ditch.You need to be banging on drums to get people with oversight responsibilities to start looking at this.

The markets I am in within SoCal are not on the list of areas dropping massively but they are dropping so it is a market across the US to be aware of and make sure your numbers are tight on rehab, ARV, and holding costs.

and holding- when you do this the gains are massive, you force equity by 15-20% (avg home price in Chicago is 375K, going this route on that amount will force between $50-100K of appreciation on the avg home!