See below for how to do that.Step 4: Deduct as Schedule E rental expenses the allocable mortgage interest and property taxes from Step 3.Step 5: If there’s any net rental income left after Step 4, deduct as rental costs allocable indirect expenses — maintenance, utilities, association fees, insurance, depreciation and so forth on Schedule E — but only to the point where you zero out rental income.

Now, I live in Frisco (Coit and 121 highway) and have no experience in direct real estate investment except REIT and crowdfunding.

IMO their incentives are in direct conflict with yours. 

IRS rules prohibit any direct or indirect transactions or benefit between you and your IRA.The IRA may execute a BRRRR transaction from start to finish, but may not interact with a personal transaction of that type in any way.

Someone broke off the combination lock from our iron gate and came in directly through the doors of our rehab property, taking 4 bags of our contractors tools, to top it off ADT alarm system did not detect any motion what so ever in the property!!!

Federal Reserve might indirectly affect mortgage rates but mortgage rates are directly tied to the 10 year bond and market conditions. 

Preface: I'm no economist but find discussing macro currents very interesting as they relate directly or indirectly to multifamily investing (investing in general). 

I'll then hold it long enough to flip a few more houses in the neighborhood, indirectly bringing the values of the other houses up.

According to the IRS rules all transactions involving your IRA must be "arms length", meaning no disqualified person's involvement in any way, directly or indirectly.

I'll follow up in direct messages!