Also, if any of these properties are encumbered, you may want to look into due on transfer clauses in the mortgages.This article may help you some: https://www.mmpph.com/wp-conte...

Sometimes a good insurance policy is all you need.This article goes into a lot of the considerations about whether to form an LLC or not: https://www.mmpph.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/May-2019-newsletter.pdfCreating an LLC in California would cost you a minimum tax of $800 every year.

I furnish lots of tourist info, maps and coupons for local businesses.

(Coupon clip?

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/wp-content...Biggerpockets.com/dmletter 

I have to say that I have thought about it for a while and of course the coupon pushed me to do it now  rather then in January.  

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/UltimateGuidetoDirectMail.pdf

If you try it out, enter my coupon code and we both get $6 worth of free direct mail.

If the loan is performing, and well seasoned, UPB is not my primary factor on the offer, the IRR drives my offer which will most likely be lower than UPB if I'm looking for a IRR that is higher than the loan's coupon rate. 

Do the market research yourself, look for coupons, look for price match etc, get what you'd find as the "best price".