Police let him off with a warning for the drugs and paraphernalia, and they give him a pretty strict lecture. 

Milwaukee REIA and of course Brew City REI (disclosure that our company is an administrator of this group) are very active groups. 

The type that will best for you will depend on your situations and investment goals.A self-directed IRA custodian/administrator is best if you will be making a singular more static investment with a relatively low dollar amount.

It includes provisions like:One person per room.One car per tenant.Very limited overnight visitors.No partying whatsoever.No smoking or drugs whatsoever.No pets.

You also have the added burden of Self Employment Taxes if you are actively participating in the business.In my opinion, you've jumped into a business without understanding a lot of the administrative aspects of it. 

Here is the opening paragraph of Bulletin 012:"Property Management means the physical, administrative or financial maintenance and management of real property, or the supervision of such activities for a fee, commission or other compensation or valuable consideration, pursuant to a property management agreement.

Here is a report from FEMA and the US Fire Administration that details the fire/explosion danger which you can cite to support your PM. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/electronic_cigarettes.pdf

I don't want to repeat everything in my profile but I'm looking at several markets in Texas, Maine, New Hampshire, and Kentucky.Currently I'm active duty Military working in a medical administrative field.

The place was a total wreck and drug paraphernalia was found on site.  

I disagree as to me they are both needed, but I understand that for some it may not be necessary due to their threat level.Also using entities will create additional costs (creation, maintenance fee) and additional administrative burden to keep its protection veil intact (multiple bank accounts, paperwork trail, tax reporting).