If you setup an account with a trust company as custodian, be sure to separately engage a tax attorney or CPA to educate you on the proper usage of your plan relative to your specific investment goals.If you choose to establish a "checkbook control" plan with an advisory firm, and you identify a firm that actually provides meaningful support as opposed to a discounted "document mill", you will have a good bit better access to education than with a custodian, but you will still want to be sure to have your own independent counsel.I would add that this unfortunate story should not discourage folks from considering a self-directed IRA.  

I also got an independent home investment high-level inspection ($150-$200) by a certified inspector performed during the inspection contingency period to make sure my contractor and I didn't miss anything that could de-rail the project.

From experience, if you find a good house and solid neighborhood Raytown, Grandview, and Independence is a good option.

They hired an independent appraisal ahead of the formal contract/loan process and are using that appraisal to try to negotiate down the price with me. 

Congratulations,, I want to become time rich, and independent as well.

Independence, Raytown, Grandview, blue springs, lees summit, grain valley are all places I would be interested in.

Congrats on taking action and working towards your financial independence!

I need to get out of my two full time jobs to become independently wealthy.

Financial independence and retirement can come quicker with a personal residence that costs less than rent and gives you the upside of building equity.

The zoning commission declined my effort for the trivia "every property must have 120 lineal feet exposure to the street - - yep, dividing would yield only 100ft.Too bad as that killed an effort to bifurcate the property and sell them independently and control capital gains :sigh: