Registration fees $800+ SOI $50 fees California and legal stuff-keeping it simple-easier to refinance a SFR if decide to just BRR and cash out refi in my personal name versus trying to get loan in LLC name. 

I'm thinking that $30k, which is what I'd like to pull out of the property, would be 30% of the 90k equity I created, but I'm wondering if it's just that simple or are there other things I should consider?

At the end of the lease term, it's a simple as printing that spreadsheet so it shows all itemized deductions from the security deposit.

I keep it simple, i do not allow pets.

But my point is that it's not as simple as just finding the cheapest LLC state and opening an LLC there just to save money.

I agree with Bill B-that also keeps it really simple. 

There's enough to learn when you're starting out, keep it simple.

We have everything from a small amount of senior living in an existing condo plat, to average size fee simple and dense build to rent with storage.

Forget trying to walk them through a simple repair over the phone, to avoid sending a ServiceTech and saving an owner money.

I attend some of these events myself in CLE, and I usually find them on that site.