Actually the IRS does not tell us what we can invest in, only what is disallowed (life insurance contracts and collectibles).Allowable investments for SDIRA investing include the following:Residential real estate, including: apartments, single family homes, and duplexesCommercial real estate Undeveloped or raw landREITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts)Real estate notes (mortgages and deeds of trusts)Promissory notes Private limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and C corporationsTax lien certificatesOil and gas investmentsPrivate stock offerings, private placementsJudgments/structured settlementsGold bullion Factoring investments

If the trust is there, and you are optimizing for costs and tax benefits, I think the move would be to go with a tenants in common ownership model.

There are several platforms for skip tracing LLCs and Trusts.

I highly suggest you use our marketplaces to find trusted, investor-friendly team members: Tax Pro finder: https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/tax-and-financ...Lender finder: https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/lendersProperty manager finder (if you go that route and don't self manage): https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/property-manag...

Starting a property management company with my brother and my dad was a mix of teamwork, trust, and family dinners doubling as business meetings.

Being OOS, finding a good investor friendly agent, who you can trust, is the most important.

Trust me, everyone is going to point the finger at someone else, and if you get involved likely the finger will be pointed at you by both parties.Send the message and let them know that this behavior past a certain time is not allowed and obnoxious before at anytime of the day violates the tenants rights. 

@Mitchel Johnson Welcome to BP and I wish you the best in investing..Usually people start by going to local meetups and building a network of trusted people to get their feet wetHere is an examplehttps://www.meetup.com/find/?

Another time my Buyer decided to wait the two years to get her earnest money back. some markets  like SC its common for the broker to have a trust account .. most others though EM is handled by title or attorney. 

Regardless of the type of lender you work with, building a trusting relationship is crucial.