Boom an LLC you control is the trustee and no names to the public other than a company that works for your best interests. 

Need some ideas on how to get this under control.

well living in Washington is great.. beautiful place. however there is an aggressive push to implement rent controls and there is a new law in Seattle to force landlords to accept the first applicant for an apartment.

They will  disperse funds in phases through a fund control company so you will need to give a detailed construction breakdown.

You also have a little more control over the neighborhood since you own two of the homes in the neighborhood. 

check the local municipality for rent controls

Reality on the ground is exact opposite due to investors not properly accounting for expenses such as maintenance, capex, legal, property management, pest control, landscaping, travel, etc etc.

Its been sitting for about a year now and I really don't want to put it into an IRA that I have no control over.

We lived in one unit and controlled the heat for the first two years, but recently left to move into our second multifamily property.

The duplex is not currently in our control right now (trustee is living in it), but it will be very soon and I want to be ready.