An IRA fiduciary includes anyone who does any of the following: Exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control in managing the IRA or exercises any authority or control in managing or disposing of its assets.Provides investment advice to the IRA for a fee, or has any authority or responsibility to do so.Has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in administering the IRA.Effect on an IRA accountGenerally, if an IRA owner or his or her beneficiaries engage in a prohibited transaction in connection with an IRA account at any time during the year, the account stops being an IRA as of the first day of that year.

@Marco Santarelli  as well as the asset class some of these assets are high touch and pretty intense to manage. so even the best teams cannot mitigate a tenant issue,, or an act of god IE hail wind or flood type situation.... and I think sometimes the buyers think these investments are like a mutual fund just sit back and read your statement.. when in fact owning rentals is work and one needs to be proactive and engage for the life of the property. 

Should I focus on my own turf to gain confidence? 

I've been reading forums for the past few months, and I'm pretty confident in my plan.

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Probably which ever one your plumber feels most confident about is the best.PEX is said to outlast copper, not sure what that's based on but if you want good background to ask detailed questions of your plumber check out the replies in this BP thread: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/84/topics/176...I'm sure your plumber can find the galvy to PEX or copper fittings they'll need, the challenge will come from finding a threaded galvanized pipe joint in your wall that is still in good enough shape to be unthreaded without crumbling from being rusted together.Good hunting-

Your financing is Money Mortgage from the trust.If you get serious, engage a CPA / Attorney / Real Estate Broker to help set everything up.

Income from my side businessto pay the bills while I engage in Wholesaling, Flipping (where it makes sense), and BRRRRing, to build assets and a steady income for my family.My PAIN POINTThe most important thing I hope to get help with is for someone to work with me on creating a plan where I can 1.

I'm much more confident moving forward now since we are on the same page.

yea it just gave me a lot of confidence in the field and made me feel comfortable.