The concern over wasting time is also fixed by reducing the "cost" of your showings - mine are all automated and self service which makes them infinitely safer and more scalable. 

Most people that invest with an SDIRA SD401K invest in passive investments, such as syndications.

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.

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hey y'all. does anyone have experience buying property with their self-directed retirement account?

I would like to reiterate ---- It's possible to be successful self managing an out of state rental.

Quote from @Sheguina Dravk: It depends on the situation, but self managing if something where you have the ability to learn from your mistakes and then take it from there!

Quote from @Matheus Souza: Hey everyone so I am a brand new real estate investor just starting out looking to invest in long-term rentals and I need some insight, so I am recently self-employed for about seven months and I know I can't get a traditional loan due to me not having two years of self-employed tax return therefore I came across DSCR loan and Bank statement loans what are your guys's thoughts on those?

The real change is tax characterization: a hotel-style operation is typically reported on Schedule C and can be subject to self-employment tax, while a true STR without substantial services is usually reported on Schedule E and is not subject to self-employment tax.

We have about 3600 units and self manage about 2,000 units.