I have four (4) duplexes in Baltimore in my name and want to transfer ownership to an LLC I formed, so I have the following questions:1) Do I have to use an attorney as opposed to a specialized entity (title company and such)?

I would go with an independent agent who can shop the market as opposed to a captive agent.  

Ideally, I'd like to purchase a buy and hold single family property, but am not opposed to flips either.

It is therefor beneficial to have a 30 year as opposed to a 15 year mortgage.Equity in a rental is artificially buying cash flow at a very high rate based on the opportunity value of cash.

SFR sales are stabilizing in my area, DOMs slightly more, sales prices are at asking or maybe slightly higher as opposed to significantly over asking. 

I would be interested in doing role plays as that would help to make us sound like professionals as opposed to stumbling novices!

I would be paying down my mortgage as opposed to a apartment complex, make that first leap to owning property, have a place to live, and continue to rent out both bedrooms when I graduate.

John Barkow Not legal advice: I view it as the LLCs money as opposed to mine, then I pay myself from the LLC.

You are paying a very high premium to purchase perceived cash flow and have actually turned the property into a liability as opposed to a asset.Your property with rent at $1000/month is far too low for a property valued at $150K and is already negative cash flow when accounting for the artificial cash flow that you are buying with your own cash/equity.

@sebastian that’s hard to say; I’m not opposed to investing on the west side but I’d need to get a better feel for that area first.