Nor will you have to deal with getting buyers qualified for financing at banks because most of the investors you will be dealing with will either be paying cash or getting the funds from their partners or hard money lenders.

Premise must equal or be less than 6 units to qualify. 

Additionally, this structure is not required for RE investing, but it does simplify things as the LLC manager can write checks for expenses incurred by the LLC-owned property, instead of sending invoices directly to the IRA custodian for payment.Be sure you're working with a qualified, regulated IRA custodian that has a specialty in Self-Directed IRAs or alternative assets.

In order for that property to qualify for both the `primary residence exemption and sec 1031 it must be a current rental that you have also lived in for 2 out of the last 5 years.  

Annuitization of cash value, reduced paid up insurance to keep policy in-force:@ Age 65: $5,032/month@ Age 70: $8,033/month@Age 75: $13,085/monthNow for the BTID (BTSD) strategy:@ Age 65: $5,155/month@ Age 70: $7,861/month@Age 75: $10,179/monthThe maximum income from the whole life policy and BTID/BTSD strategy is about the same at age 65, but the whole life plan absolutely crushes the amount I could have withdrawn from a qualified retirement plan, like a 401(k) or IRA at age 70 and beyond.

I put together a spreadsheet here to help potential house hackers quickly analyze whether or not a property qualifies.

Will a rent credit trigger the Frank-Dodd Act, or qualify as some sort of securities trading?

If you have rental questions there are more qualified people to ask. 

Anything to qualify the debt to income ratio would be great. 

You could try pulling a listing from a real estate app and take it to the mortgage broker and get them to see if you qualify for a loan.