My LT lawyer told me to make sure I update my insurance policies when I eventually transfer my LLC's or get an umbrella policy.

So, other than another set of eyeballs, there is no risk transfer. 

Your Evolve listing cannot be transferred to you.Airbnb has a free professional photography service in some markets.

The length of time the deed takes to get recorded with the county which has also slowed the process of getting the water transferred to my name and 2.

Fourth choice finance with a deed transfer and recorded mortgage.

Domicile: WA State (income tax free)Property location (Texas): (income tax free)LT gains + Depreciation recapture ~ $300k on a $500k income property ~effective / average tax rate = 12% for past umpteen yrs (relatively low income, avoiding IRMAA and doing Roth rolls (no 'realized' income, just transferring from tIRA to Roth = vast majority of annual MAGI income)In the end (coming soon, ~17 yrs) ALL remaining estate will go to charities / Charitable Foundation / DAF.

Ask to see a copy of the lease and look for the length of lease, current rent amount, tenant obligations like paying for utilities and adhering to house rules and look for Landlord obligations like things the landlord may currently being paying for (like trash and water)Make sure to have an assignment of the lease and clear language on the security deposit WITH interest shall be transferred to the new owner at settlement.Consider tenant quality - what’s their payment history looked like, obtain rent receipts or bank statements from the seller to review on-time payment history.

I setup an LLC for my purposes of renting my first home and I am wondering if I need to transfer my mortgage / title of my first home into my LLCs name instead of my wife and my personal names. (1) Is it required for me to transfer the ownership of my first home to my new LLC?

You do care, especially about the use of the money, but that’s a separate topic.Your loan expenses, such as wire transfer and loan doc fees, will be paid by the borrower and reimbursed to you from the closing statement.

After closing, one of the tenants said that they gave the previous (before this seller) a security deposit and that the seller recognized that their deposit was transferred to him.