We are just getting started and are going to offer property management as well but want to focus on getting another lease to have a higher stream of income to put back into the business.

To answer your questions:1) Any IRA can be self-directed (Traditional, SEP, Roth).2) You can buy rentals as well as flip properties in an IRA.

I am a landlord in LA with a property perfectly well located for AL. 

Also put in your leases that tenants must clear all decks because those can collapse from a lot of snow as well.

I work with investors and am plugged into the off market investment market as well.

This will likely produce larger financial rents back to you as well verses renting out rooms in a SF home.Best of luck!

Ask them if they have any questions; otherwise, you wish them well and will be a positive landlord reference if they need one on their 7/15 departure.If they're going to stay, they will stay regardless, so you'd handle it legally at that point.

To broadly cover your other points about being individually named as a defendant as well as going after the LLC's assets I believe its helpful to understand the true objectives of the plaintiff's attorneys pursuing claims against these investors.

It has gone very well so far.We are set to welcome our next guest in two days.

Also Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac just released a 5% down conventional on an owner occupant as well hence they are out there, however just be prepapred to live in the property for a year.