The landlord came by to check out the room after I moved out, no damage whatsoever, well, I was there for like 4 months only.

yes I was mainly a HML in the south  MS AL GA TN IN SC FLA  we got our teeth kicked in is what happened.. people thinks rentals are immune they are not.

Or is it better to have a good credit history than none whatsoever?

It may all be flavored water and rot your teeth in the end but that's not what you need to focus on if you want to succeed in each position, let alone get to a different level.

Basically, be ready to lose some money on stupid stuff/for no reason whatsoever. 

So there are ways to deal with it.Be careful when/if choosing to use a Quit Claim Deed:A person receiving a purported real estate interest via a quitclaim deed may receive no legal right to the property whatsoever.

I do make loans in Atlanta but have no ties whatso ever with them. 

There is literally no tax advantage whatsoever in placing your rentals into an S-corp.

I have an LLC already, for a separate, future venture, and my wife has a DBA for her teething jewelery business under our LLC.

So there are ways to deal with it.Be careful if/when choosing to use a Quit Claim Deed for the transfer:A person receiving a purported real estate interest via a quitclaim deed may receive no legal right to the property whatsoever.