We do work with DC Housing Authority a bit though for Section 8 tenants.

Furthermore, if you are aware of illegal activity on BiggerPockets, please report that activity to the relevant authorities. 

@Ryland TaniguchiMost custodians will provide an investment authorization form, but not the deed and note since they are not the trustee of the IRA.

You don't have money in the deal, you don't have authority in the deal, but you have to control it all. 

My thought is; if the authorities want compliance, they will get compliance. :)   

The seller said he'd call them and authorize me, but I haven't heard from him since then (3 days ago).

The Commission spearhead a joint effort with the North American Securities Administrators Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to ensure coordinated State regulation and adoption of measured regulation that is transparent, responsive to the needs of small businesses for capital, proportional to the risks to which investors in such offerings are exposed, and capable of early implementation and ongoing enforcement. 4.

Dodd and Frank were two congressmen who authored a bill to regulate financing. 

I am a HUD authorized Brokerage based in Davenport, FL.

The next issue is that some third party, center of influence, reports the matter to authorities, say a Realtor who came to list the property blows the horn, that does happen.