I have not really looked into Laredo, but I know there is a tremendous amount of commercial distribution growth there. 

We have many of our process documentation nearly complete, but not hand off with no guidance complete.BTW I allocate what most would consider too high maintenance/cap ex but I believe is fairly accurate (ask people how they derived their maintenance/cap ex allocation and you will hear some crazy responses from I used the default percent in my rental calculator, I use actuals but have only had rentals some timespan that is far short of large cap ex item lifespans, to I did not allocate anything because I have reserves (how do they project a cash flow?)

On the 401k side, a self-directed plan can open doors, but you’ll want to be careful about prohibited transactions and how distributions get taxed later.

My quarterly cash distributions hit bottom about a year ago and have been on the rise since then. 

The savings usually come from:Pay a reasonable salary (payroll taxes apply) and take the rest as distributions, no SE tax.

Distributions have been catching up but redemptions won't resume until all distributions have been caught up.

Once you’re profitable, forming an S Corporation can reduce taxes by allowing you to take part of your income as distributions instead of salary.

Can be for investment only until you distribute the property to yourself you and your immediate family cannot have personal use of it during that time.

Your LLC docs, particularly your operating agreement, will specify equity splits, profit splits, distribution timelines, holding periods, etc. 

I understand your frustration with the current freeze on redemptions/distributions.