If you feel that the overall mix of security and income production of a rental property will outperform what your IRA is generating today in conventional assets, then it is a good move. 

Even the battery operated thermostats I have generate calls when the batteries go bad.

Ive challenged them on this since there was not vote by the homeowners, that im aware of, and they essentially quoted as 2008 law  that says the the board can: (18) Exercise any other powers necessary and proper for the governance and operation of the association.The reason they have implemented is that there was a bad landlord that allowed a tenant to rent that eventually got busted for drugs.   

If you put the property in the LLC and it is properly formed and operated then your personal assets should be protected.

You'll definitely need a good operating agreement. 

Finally, when I switched PM, I was ready to sell and move on.I build my team and even if it's TKP; I visit them and look at their operations.

I studied note investing a few years back and noticed there are other avenues such as annuities and other types of paper that generate a form of cash flow.

Notwithstanding, SEP contributions are voluntary and discretionary (depending on your structure), so a banker/lender should recognize that, prospectively, such contributions are not necessary operating expenses.The upshot of all this is that you should reach out to your mortgage broker and lender ahead of time.

If your state landlord tenant regulations do not indicate a landlord may charge for his time then all landlord time (office, overall management, physical labour etc.) is considered to be part of the operation of the business and is compensated for through the investment income.

—Uber founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick has taken the reins of a Los Angeles-based real estate startup, following a $150 million investment through his new fund, 10100.The small firm, called City Storage Systems, is focused on the redevelopment of distressed real estate assets.That primarily includes parking, retail, and industrial properties that “will need to be repurposed for the digital era,” Kalanick wrote on his Twitter account, announcing his fund’s purchase of a controlling stake in the company.Kalanick will become CEO of the 15-person company and expects his 10100 team “to be highly involved” in operations, he said.