You can, with an IRA LLC self administer the real estate projects of your IRA, but do need to keep everything very much at arm's length.  

As the person administering the funds I’d be inclined to loan them out at a reasonable interest rate. 

In the past, being an accredited investor usually depended on having a lot of money:- investors are defined as those who make at least $200,000 annually- or have a net worth of more than $1 millionBut now, there's a new way in the works.Under this proposed law, people can become accredited investors by passing a test created by the government and administered by a financial organization.

Every county is different though on how the administer this law.Every auction is different.  

Does the lender or servicer who administers the escrow account charge the borrower a fee for such?

And for a simple estate, where you are the only heir, you can administer the probate yourself -- no attorney needed.If your parents (or the property you are to inherit) are in a state where probate costs based on the value of the estate can be expensive, then the way to avoid probate is to use a living trust as the title transfer vehicle.

You may want to ask the clerk for Notice of Hearing on Petition for Formal Probate and Appointment of Personal Representative.In CA probate headings are filed as Notice of Petition to Administer Estate.As long as you have the decedents name and case number I don't know why the clerk couldn't assist you with a file..

The method doesn't have to lead to all 5.Also, I don't want to rely on notices to administer the estate of so and so to determine who is dead.

If this is something you pursue call the bank that administers your 401k and tell them what you plan to do with the loan.

@Austin DavisThere are many administrators and custodians that administer checkbook IRA's and LLC.