and what is the order of operations? 

We were in the same spot as you a couple of years back and we decided to hire a team of virtual assistants to help us manage and operate our business with systems and automation.

In either of these formats, the plan provider is performing legal structuring to put you directly in control of the funds and operating out of a bank account of your choosing under the umbrella of the plan. 

@Brandon TurnerI’m a union crane operator in Olympia.

That particular interpretation does seem to be a bit more conservative than the average among the self-directed industry, however.I agree, 4975(d)(2) does not cover managing a rental, but that exemption seems to apply to the plan or IRA actually contracting with and possibly compensating a disqualified person for services necessary for plan operation.

Once they're all leased up and the property is operating at a profit, I'd go to a bank and say, "Look, it's a viable concept, we completed phase 1 without screwing anything up, units are all leased and generating profits, and we have a waiting list for phase 2 and 3 units.

https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/729/sample-development-budget-and-operating-pro-forma-for-a-commercial-and/or-mixeduse-nsp-property/Plug the numbers into this pro forma to see what your real profit will be.

Here are the laws in regards to this stuff.4735.01 [Effective Until 3/20/2019] Real estate broker definitions.As used in this chapter:(A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following:(1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate;(4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate;(5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants;(6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate;(7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate;(8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;(9) Collects rental information for purposes of referring prospective tenants to rental units or locations of such units and charges the prospective tenants a fee.

To do that you may want to keep everything in your name but have an operating agreement with him so he manages and runs the real estate without owning it. 

This LLC would need to have its own separate EIN and bank account as well as an operating agreement which defines the roles and responsibilities of the investors, manager(s), etc.