@James Wise  Investigations are made by the Bureau of Real Estate's Enforcement Section on the basis of written complaints received from the public.

@Sean Traceyit looks that Jack already investigated the 'in-service distribution' option and because he is past retirement age his employer allows that.While financial planners can be helpful, most of them are unfamiliar with the self-directed IRA concept so he needs to be even more selective.

The Ecuador property on Pacific Ocean, raw land for buy n flip to a developer, now that developer paid us about 2/3 of what we sold it to him, but payment has happened over 3 years, now the lead guy is in jail due to some government investigation.  

All bets are off and you need to investigate that too.

@Isabelle Schofield you may need some additional legal info in the signature section, for example here is what we have in our application:Applicant authorizes the landlord/property manager to contact current and former landlord(s) or property manager(s), employers, creditors, credit bureaus, neighbors and any other sources deemed necessary to investigate applicant.

There are title issues that need to be investigated before you bid, and to obtain good title to the property, you have to do a Quiet Title and Confirmation of Sale Lawsuit (so add $3k to the cost of the property for the lawsuit). 

In a way my real concern is with the cities, who haven't sued airBNB yet or compelled them to do what they need to do.. my list of issues with airBNB is long.Also, correction... don't view transparency demands by city as monitoring peoples activities... its not like the request by the cities is to plant a camera in your room to figure whats going on during the stay; although, come to think of it, a camera of some sort on property might be necessary :)If you have ever been to a hotel, you are probably aware of cameras on site; it both deters crime and helps with investigations when some of the serious crimes do occur (as they have on airBNB); so its not totally irrational if they asked for it but that isnt particularly the issue here.AirBNB is a haven for all sorts of criminal activities, if they should fail to meet transparency demands they should be legally compelled to do so by the cities -- sued.

When I investigated "TURNKEY" products, i.e. property, rehab quality, tenants, credit, etc. they seem night and day different which might explain the prices. 

Mike, I thought about it and has investigated more than once over the years and always came back to the same conclusion.

Also, call me selfish, but I don't want to waste my time investigating or learning about someone, when they haven't even seen the place and liked it, and stated they want to move forward.