Tenant finding purchasing side of rental LLC?

Question

Was not sure how to describe this post but here is the question:

If I use XYZ LLC to buy property and have a lead generation website and videos of me explaining items for potential leads, then subsequently rent the properties acquired, would there be any concern with the tenant being able to look up XYZ LLC that they are renting from and find the buying website and my videos on there?

Or would it be better to have the rental name be different than advertising and lead generation name?

Spencer Gysi · Answer

Thanks @Jeremy Pace  I guess im thinking not keeping the buying aspect from the tenant instead of the tenant only knowing the rent "relationship" may create some situation where the tenant knows more about my business than they need to.

Jeremy Pace · Answer

@Spencer Gysi I wouldn't say there's any concern, it's just something that will happen, since in most cases the ownership of LLC's is publicly available information.

There is some argument for keeping flipping/wholesaling in one business unit while having long-term holdings in another. but it depends more on what you're trying to do.

If your concern is liability or privacy, there are way to address that as well, but that often involves more complicated ownership structures.

Let me ask this: In your mind, what is the downside of your tenants knowing that those two ends of your business exist and are related?