Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Should it stay or should it go?, 4 by Muddy1

Muddy1 wrote:
I would like some impartial input on what to do with a silver maple in my yard. The base is 35 feet from our house, and the photos will show you the reasons for my concern: it is huge, perched on a slope, and has co-dominant leaders with a weak V-shaped union. It has been cabled, and my tree company says it looks healthy, but I still worry. I love trees, but not so much that I want one in my bedroom.

The last photo was taken from a neighbor's driveway. In case they're not legible, the sticky at the top marks the top of the problem tree, and the bottom one points to the top of the 1st story of my house.

That "little" tree in the bottom left of the 3rd photo is a Japanese Maple that is almost as tall as our 2-level house!