very helpful-thank you all for your prompt responses!

At the heart of the issue was the phenomenon of people turning tenement housing into penny-rent 'hotels' that promoted urban blight and extreme poverty.This book prompted bans on short-term subletting in New York and copied by other densely populated cities like San Francisco; these laws are the basis for the illegality of Airbnb and other similar websites.  

Our PM promptly informed me of the situation and proactively sent quotes to remove the tree.

Be prepared to pay expedite fees if you want to have certainty of any kind of prompt turnaround and even then you are likely looking at 24-72 hours depending on the nature of the investment.Generally speaking, I would not recommend a self directed IRA LLC or Solo 401k for one or a few crowd funding investments.  

@Brian OrtinsThank you for responding promptly and for the valuable information.

I tried it out and promptly cancelled the service due to the fact that it is not widely used in my area, thus there were very few local contractors to get info about.

Your second line of liability protection is doing the things that prevent lawsuits --make any needed repairs promptly, treat everyone fairly, keep your property in good repair, and follow the landlord-tenant law for your property location.

ALL costs associated with the IRA investment MUST be paid from the IRA and all proceeds go back into the IRA, including monthly rental income and proceeds from sale.From the sale, all proceeds go back into the IRA and you don't pay taxes on it until you begin your withdrawls at age 59.5I use and recommend Equity Trust Company at www.trustetc.com as they have the best service, fair all inclusive fees and are prompt at processing directions of investment and other items.If you intend on investing in time sensitive investments such as tax lien certificates or courthouse step purchases, you need immediate access and thus need a checkbook control IRA from Guidant Finanial Services.

Steven,Thank you very much for the prompt response.My entity structure is this: me and my wife own Single Member LLC which is just parent LLC that doesn't hold any of the titles of the rentals.

@Harrison Smith, thank you for prompt resourceful response.