So for anyone reading this, the difference between Titan (and Solera) vs. other national banks is that their application for a business checking account specifically asks if you are trying to set up an LLC checking account for an LLC owned by an IRA, and if you check "yes," then you have the opportunity to enter the IRA custodian's contact information and clearly identify that the IRA is the owner and that the manager of the account has 0% ownership interest of the LLC. 

Instead of lawn care, you have snow removal. 

Be careful about using your current home equity as a down payment on another property.

I recognize that one can not take a passive loss if their income is over 150k; however, from what I have read, it states that if you dispose of/sell your rental that you can deduct the passive losses the year you sell.

This does not read as though its a smart investment on the surface, and secondly, there isnt a lender I know of that will lend on renovations that exceed the purchase price, especially a renovation that is 2.3 times the purchase price.

Thanks to everyone for the invaluable insights on various topics.Simultaneously, I have been reading through "Real Estate by the Numbers."

I was not finding viable local fix-n-flip candidates in my area and I had read a book from BiggerPockets on out of state property fix-n-flips. 

Quote from @Celine Rechyy: Read some books.

Sometimes you have to drop everything to take care of your guest.

If they find out, they can get really intrusive and they do not care about your circumstance.