Besides even being cumbersome w/ all the rules and regulations and causing missed opportunities, I think the tax deferment I'd be giving up is also diminished by the fact that real estate held in a self-directed IRA does not get the benefit of depreciation nor can you do a 1031 exchange.

However, if you really are introverted, you might not enjoy dealing w/all the contractors in Const Mgmt through the years. 

Or open the walls or prove it was done right and then rebuild it?

Also he's saying beware of contracted demo crews because they will damage things like walls and floors which his crew won't do. 

No one can guarantee what's behind a wall unless you gut it to the studs. 

upgrading fire walls? 

Right now it just looks like you're going to be running into a wall.

Usually these are with older homes and sometimes you don't like what you find when you tear into a wall on an older home.

Completing painting of interior walls, replaced bathroom faucets and lite fixtures.

I didn’t see any water damage to the walls.