I find it is more affordable there so I can get more for my money and still get quality tenants - now I do prefer to stay above Shields in most cases - though it's not so to bad once you get to Cedar and further east.

So, with your subordinate interest you may have placed a tenant in a property keeping another lien holder from securing their collateral, doing so intentionally, to profit.....it's starting to have an odor about it now, I can see some prosecuter looking up things like lien fraud, bank fraud, establishing false liens and on and on to impeading operations of a federally insured depository....I don't know, just sounds like things they might try to stick you with if for no other reason acting unethically toward other creditors.I'm not sure why so many people think that all one has to do is give others notices and disclosures about what they are doing an it absolves them of ethical responsibility or shields them from violations of law, just not so.....in many cases.Interesting thought of taking possession of a property with a very limited interest in it, passing it off allowing others to live in it, blocking other creditors from taking possession for awhile and betting on when the tenant will have to leave.....interesting that someone would think of it....lol...

American Home Shield used to be great. 

But now I'm trying to set a business up in such a way to shield myself from personal and professional liability while minimizing my tax consequences.

They should be able to shield you a bit - although not entirely - from most legal issues regarding tenant and landlord laws and professionally run your rental.

@Hannah Shields welcome to BP, you will learn a lot here if you engage yourself, and make things happen.

However, the UI (User Interface) screams SPAMMY, GIMMICKY, SCAM, and possibly something you can catch viruses on!  

I noticed that we could use the 1035 form to roll over profits from a sale to the next property to potentially shield from tax liability but I am still studying that area.

(American Home Shield, etc.)I'm worried that I may have a large A/C replacement in the next few years.

Bottom line is, for me, an LLC did not help me in this case, but the insurance company provided the shield and did all the work.