Yes, you can buy in an SDIRA or a SD401K however, having the mortgage in your name is a prohibited transaction. 

They are in better shape than people buying today.I like what Dave Myers said in a past podcast, treat rentals like dollar cost averaging.

You see the same people posting the same post every few days trying to get some inexperienced people to pay them for their knowledge and no moderator does anything about it.

What's your favorite way to apply leverage? 
Using whole life insurance was a big unlock for me; pairing it with the right turn key provider in the right location adds a nice passive layer--interested in other creativ...

I (1) don't invest in STRs, and (2) don't know much about you, but I always get nervous when people propose buying an STR solely for tax reasons.  

@Lesley Resnick  IMHO it is always a time to buy! 

The downpayment is buying equity that you should recover from the sale price, but that's not profit. 

On another note, on a small scale, Best Buy third party installers are hitting people for permit feels on point of delivery.

People buying need to keep in mind the target audience a lot of young nurses in health care are not going to want to stay in the highest crime rate area of the city so pick carefully for the group you are targeting.

Of course I didn’t come back later and go through said window to unlock the doors and let in all the people who needed in so I could have repair and inspections done.