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.

Instead I’m talking about the shadowy figures who plead they are a group of private well-to-do individuals who don’t want their names, addresses and business dealings disclosed to the investors they fund or to the general public.

I tried to get her to come on BP with me to help the public not get taken by pump and dump advanced scheme artists posing as private lenders..Private lenders are Hard money lenders.. some use the private lender moniker to give the illusion of cheaper rates or easier qualifying.. if your in the business of making more than 2 or 3 loans a year your a Hard money lender plain and simple. don't get confused on the vernacular. 

Another good thing to look at is IRS publication 535 on business expenses to understand better what costs you can deduct. 

Trusts create this anonymity by removing your name from public record.

The SLO assessors website has little more than tax assessment and basic characteristics like beds and baths, despite lots more info being public record.

If it's publicly traded then its subject to the wide swings in the market.

. * is connected to public sewer.The hatch to the crawl space or any previous means of accessing the crawl space was sealed by the owner in favor of small (approx .5' x 1') latched doors where you can see into the crawl space to "mitigate against rodents".

In most states, a Section 8 tenant would not even approach a property that is not on the public housing list as an "eligible property." 

Ducu Sign in SFBA went public last year.