You also need to make sure you get the tenant's deposit (in full) transferred to you at closing along with prorated rent. 

-Will my father be able to transfer money into the LLC/Trust account without it being seen as a gift?

Would I have to transfer ownership of my rentals to these LLC’s?

The big question I have is, will I be able to transfer this into my LLC which then can be used as an investment to avoid/defer tax? 

They're experienced personal finance people and they have it all on 0% interest balance-transfer cards.

I created a google form that is a checklist and the responses can be transferred to google sheets - I can see running total of hours being tracked.

Thanks for reading.Any transfer of ownership in any way will kick in the so called due on sale clause, so you and the investors will have that risk to deal with.  

This clause allows the lender to demand full repayment of the loan if the property is transferred.

Many cities have implemented CAP's or maximum allowable licensable dwellings used as vacation rentals but some areas allow active STR permits can transfer to new owners upon sale.

Also, I would just consider the crypto as unreachable as well - the whole point of crypto currency is that it's supposed to be protected from fraud, seizure, third party control, etc, for whomever holds the keys.