Many do not understand that we as landlords serve many roles to our tenants and could potentially indirectly affect the tenants and and their offspring positively...I like you am not as close to my Father and while I would have loved for him to be part of my growth as an investor it just hasn’t happened.....Please continue to fight the good fight and I wish you all the best.

Any direct or indirect experiences or observations working with this company in establishing your LLC?

Answer: For the purposes of determining prohibited transactions through your self-directed IRA, the following people are considered disqualified persons:You and your spouseYour employerYour lineal ascendants and descendants, as well as their spouses (children, parents, etc.)Any person providing plan-related services (custodians, advisors, fiduciaries, administrators, etc.)Any entity (business, corporation, partnership, etc.) of which you are at least 50 percent owner, whether directly or indirectly

I do have exposure in Energy Stocks ( Enbridge directly and others indirectly) but the returns are more or less around 4% Dividend yield and a very volatile cap gain.

Even the ability to take process an indirect rollover from an IRA (withdraw funds from an IRA and then return with 60 days to avoid taxes and penalties) has been severly limited as now you can only process one 60-day indirect rollover per every 12 month period regardless of the number IRA accounts that you have.2) Here are the general considerations regarding 401k loans.401k Participant LoansIf your 401k plan allows for 401k participant loans, the maximum loan amount is equal to 50% of the balance up to $50k.

@Micah AndersonWhile you're received a phenomenal direct response to your question from @Brian Burke, I'll go with an indirect. 

I've done a few myself and have even worked on many of them indirectly in my days as a contractor.

Guys that I’ve talked to said they spend around $7K-$10K in direct mail marketing and they expect a 1% response at best.

There is no solid IRS opinion either way.The IRS rules prohibit the conveyance of benefit – directly or indirectly - between an IRA/401(k) and a disqualified party to the plan. 

@Caleb ChildsWith a self-directed IRA or Solo 401(k), there can be no direct or indirect transactions or benefit between the plan and you or other family members viewed as disqualified to the IRA.