@Tina LucioDo it right… have an attorney do the paperwork and transfer title.

Even if they sell it to you and they think they own the property that notice is a notice that there is a law suit over the ownership and whatever is decided in that case will affect the property. 

•Banning ownership of your IRA of more then 10% of ANYTHINGoIf you wanted to own a rental house in your IRA, only the IRA itself could own it; you wouldn’t be able to use the statutory protection of an LLC.oNo more use of Land Trust or PPToNo more Checkbook IRAsoNo more Joint Ventures in which your IRA owns 10% of a deal or an entity•A proposed limit on Roth ConversionoOnly Pre-Tax traditional accounts may be converted to a Roth IRAoFor you business owners, this will effectively mean that only your Employee Elective deferrals ($19,500 in 2021) and Pre-Tax Employer matching will be eligible for Roth Conversions.

Mortgagees discover the ownership transfer when you change the home insurance.  

I came to know about this today when new property management contacted city to transfer the service.  

That sounds good, but people don't understand that a 1031 transfers basis.

Once Don sold his ownership in REIN to Patrick and Richard (long gone now) it tanked but there are still a Few of the old guard around .

Take ownership of your mistake and learn to do the proper due diligence recommended above😊

Can someone help or advise me on how to transfer our work 401Ks into self directed accounts that we can use to buy more real estate?

Many states have a “transfer on death” option for real estate and sometimes vehicles.