The list, which the insurer said was based on a review of information submitted to state insurance regulators, identified four companies unwilling to insure shingle roofs more than 10 years old, two companies that set the cut-off age at 12 and three others that drew the line at 15 years.Metal and tile roofs are generally allowed up to 20 or 25 years, and some companies are listed as willing to insure homes with metal or tile roofs as old as 40.

This includes direct real estate ownership, tax liens, secured and unsecured notes, syndications, private REITs, private equity funds, and precious metals (to name a few).In my view, therefore, banning self-directed IRAs from all nonpublic investments is both unwarranted and (hopefully) unlikely to succeed.Nonetheless, a prudent investor should monitor the progress of IRA reform in Congress and factor the likelihood of changing regulations into his or her long term investing strategy.Good luck to us all...

The bottom line is that disqualified persons are not allowed to derive any immediate benefit from the account, meaning, for example, they cannot live in or use real estate owned by the IRA.Here are a few other IRA facts that frequently come into play and that should be considered when choosing assets while protecting the tax-advantaged status of an SDIRA:Physical precious metals in an IRA may not be held directly by the IRA holder.An IRA can loan money out with or without collateral attached to the note.An IRA can purchase an interest in a private company expressed as shares of stock or equity ownership.An IRA holder may not perform sweat equity on a real estate asset.An IRA holder may not receive compensation from an IRA-owned asset.An IRA can secure a loan to purchase a real estate asset but it must be “non-recourse” to the IRA holder or other disqualified person.Unrelated business income tax (UBIT) may apply to IRAs that own leveraged real estate or an ongoing, revenue-producing business.An IRA can pay vendors (from lawn care to legal work to insurance coverage) to service assets in the account.An IRA can purchase assets with partners (people, even family members; companies; other IRAs; etc.).

But I would maybe paint it, fix the door, put a metal roof over the current roof (one and done). 

Inadequate airflow through the evaporator coil can lead to this.

Did you use wood material or metal?

You are worried about risk, but I would argue that a turnkey rental that has been rehabbed correctly and has decent cash flow is much less risky than the stock market, mutual funds, or precious metals. 

The 4 metals-gold, silver, guns, and bullets. :) Best of luck.

We bled the life out of a 25yr old compressor BUT I had already upgraded the furnace to a Hi Efficiency several year before keeping the old evap. coil in but I had a new evaporation coil ready to go. 

Some metal buildings have rubber washers under each screw.