What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.

utm_source=newsletter- https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/telltale-signs-youre-not-ready-to-invest/- https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/vital-importance-mentor/- https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/get-ready-to-invest/- https://royallegalsolutions.com/get-your-head-in-the-game-four-pro-tips-for-creating-a-winning-real-estate-investing-mindsetYou might want to read and follow these threads: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/630353-advice-to-your-20-year-old-self https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/625324-looking-for-financial-advise-for-getting-started?

They will either pay for the property itself, or the easement rights to the property to make the mitigation total work.2) Could habitat be created to provide mitigation?

Due to inflation, the you are creating an arbitrage situation where your financing cost stays the same while everything else goes up.I'm emphasizing this as once this was taught to me I started to really realize how powerful it was to lock into a fixed debt payment for 360 cycles.  

So recently I created a Financial Analysis template that would automate my decision making process, generate marketable Pro Forma Financial Statements (Still somewhat of a work in progress).

On longer term holds you could use the same capital and then refinance with bank debt once you've created enough value to payoff the higher cost debt.I used this method to BRRR (and some flips) my first several smaller mfam deals.All the best! 

I've created a spreadsheet that maps out my plan month by month and at the rate I'm going I should be able to buy my first dedicated rental in 3-4 months and another about 6 months after that.

@Michael A Pierson  Sorry for the confusion I may have created with my post.I tend to use the word "provider" as a general term to describe those that primarily assist you in facilitating a self-directed IRA (such as consulting, helping you set up LLCs, offering legal and/or tax advice, selecting a custodian or TPA, etc) but do not actually handle and disperse the funds used to make the investment.

Does anyone know of any Real Estate Investors meetups happening in the near future in or close to Far Rockaway, NY or would be interested in helping me create one?

The benefit of the Series LLC is that the formation of each series is simple, since it is a private document that you can create from your computer at home - which sounds like it would make your life a bit easier.