And then all of that data can be further broken down into its individual parts/history to be further analyzed.

I am at least admitting why I tend to not follow through and I am working on how I as an individual manage fear and risk.

Any property owner can act as their own GC and hire individual subs to do the tasks.

It is done to the person or people individually and then after transferred into the LLC. 

Nothing wrong with that but I've had issues with scheduling repairs and the like with similar individuals. 

It will be on my individual tax return since i didn't setup LLC for this property.

Your individual limit is based on your net worth and income.

What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.

You can even use these individuals to find new properties since they have a pulse on the local investing community.

It really depends on every individual case and a careful evaluation of the people you're going to be doing the deal with.