Private Lenders tend to be a short term loan of about 12 months so you will have to refinance for a long term loan after all construction is done and hopefully that increases the value.Those two will usually charge you more interest for a loan but it usually does not kill a project. 

I am not well schooled in the financial world and was wondering if this would be a good option to increase net worth and decrease taxes.Looking for advice.

State and local governments have been significantly increasing taxes on rental income over the last decade by adding or increasing sales tax on rental income, Forcing all real estate owners to get liscenses to be able to rent properties, increased government inspections of properties prior to new tenants moving in, increased property taxes, etc.

Once I am able to source a potential deal, I would work with a firm to perform the financial analysis such as creating the pro forma, underwriting financial models, partnership structuring, etc. in order to increase credibility on the financial side.Next is when I would be working with a legal team to draft the PPM (506c), Subscription Agreement, Questionnaire, and so forth.

I have had the problem of not being able to pull capital out of a deal that I had massively increased the value of.

You could upgrade 50 more and increase your income by $2500/month."

I use Ally (not paid to say this) and lately with the way rates have been moving, they've increased the rate for me at least once a month since January (1.65%).

I believe self-directed accounts do not permit you to hold real estate that you live in or rent out to relatives, so I would only consider that route if I wanted to increase my passive real estate holdings.

The property is a 5 unit building with the following information: Rental income is $4,000 per month or $48,000 per year totalTaxes are $375 per month or $4,500 per year (this is higher than current but factoring in that they will increase)Estimated insurance is $200 per month or $2,400 per yearExpenses: Vacancy 8%Management 10%Other expenses Landlord pays water at $400 per month or $4,800 per year Realize this could be a cost savings in the future, but want to analyze as isGeneral maintenance (including minor repairs on property) including grass and pest control estimate at $300 per month or $3,600 per yearCapital reserves for Cap ex (appliances, windows (52 windows on building), roof, siding, etc. which I based on building a capitalization table based on useful life of items and number of units) at $460 per month or $5,520 per yearLoan: All in after down payment the loan would be for $300,000Assuming 7% interest rateAmortized over 20 yearsThus comes out to $2,325 per month or $27,900 per yearSummary Income Per Year:$48,000Property Exp.

If I increase the rent by $200 it would increase to about $5,200 a month.