Only one primary residence per individual or married couple qualifies for the Louisiana Homestead Exemption. 

If you are married and file a joint return, the tax-free amount doubles to $500,000.

There are two work arounds; if he's married, work the properties so only 10 are his and the next 10 are his wife's. 

Also i’ve been listening to all the BP podcasts nonstop so I’m learning a lot and trying to learn as much as I can before my first property.So i’m 23, still living with my parents, and planning on getting married next year.

You can exclude up to 250k if single or 500k if married filing jointly as long as you lived there for 2 out of the last 5 years.

I'm 27 years old, married, and planning to start having kids within the next year or two.

My girlfriend and I are talking about getting married and then beginning our first real estate investment.

I concur that the biggest problem with putting it into an LLC is that you will probably, or definitely (consult a CPA), lose the capital gain exemption benefit of $500k for married folks if you sell it.

We filed 2017 taxes as married if that makes a difference.

Are you married or not?