@Ann Bellamy Do you use a management co for your rentals or self-manage?

This usually self-regulates.

The defense against not having a clearing arrangement is typically the buyback period for failure to deliver the require documents within a set period of time.  

 Does anyone know of a forum to match Self-directed IRA holders that want to lend with those seeking financing?

I currently live in Mountain View CA as an engineering contractor for an aerospace/defense company.

Another thing that comes to mind is learning to spot which tenants will be problem tenants before purchase, and prepare a game plan throughout the year-whether self-managing or managing the managers.  

I've read and unfortunately paid for self help books about real estate.

Now I know just enough about SD IRA's to be dangerous (to my self only, perhaps.)

My wife will be working on getting her RE licenses, so I can go in as many houses I want without annoying a RE agent (that's a whole story in its self).

Our topic this Thursday will be a discussion with Jake Reed on Funding Sources and Self-Directed IRAs.