As I understand it, there might be tax consequences when the property owners differ from the LLC owners.

I am a dog lover and completely understand where you are coming from.  

According to Tom Cruz hereafter referred to as DB, I wasted 31 years of my life training to become an ortho surgeon but the DB doesn't understand some people enjoy their jobs and are passionate about helping other people. 

I also do not understand how Thumbnails work.

It’s great to see another agent specializing in investment properties here, especially someone with a deep understanding of the Washington market.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Making sense of the deal and understanding their track record is important, of course, but I believe you should develop TRUST before you invest.

Nothing wrong with partnerships - I have used one to scale way faster than I would have on my own because he brought skills I didn’t have - but if you can do a deal on your own first to get a better understanding of the entire process it may help you identify what you need from a partner and what types of things should be in the operating agreement.As for the operating agreement, be sure you sit down with an experienced attorney who will help go over the dozens of scenarios that may come up and how you would like to handle them. 

We do that every day for free right here.I understand your paralysis.

Do what you say you're going to do, on the seller side and your buyer side.I've done acquisitions for a few years now and I understand how to analyze and close deals pretty good along with having a fully operational running business (from TC, dispositions, etc.) to handle new contracts and get these contracts to the closing table.