Involving an extra step like that will likely incur extra cost in closing, title and lender fees

We are considering transferring the title of our new rental into an LLC partnership.

The bank stopped just short of requiring a colonoscopy and hired an incompetent attorney to draft the loan docs requiring unnecessary back and forth with the title company prior to funding the loan. 

(Wyoming and Nevada, are popular for this)This still doesn't solve your "privacy issue" though, that would generally be done by holding title in a real estate privacy trust.

Check title records to see if they actually own those properties or have a lease for arbitraging.Use the California Secretary of State's business lookup feature to see if they are in good standing. 

Looking forward to connect and understand your experiences around 1) Title researching2) Resources for title search from public records3) Clean title 4) Post auction process i.e., payment, deed, quiet title etc

You're on title, your option can be sold if you wish, and you can give whoever is on title now the option to repurchase your option.

(houses are titled in my name)A friend of mine recently moved in with her daughter after her husband passed away.

Have a legal advisor or counsel review your documents before signing.These will make your ultimate exit strategy, post Hard Money financing period, much easier when: - preparing & submitting paperwork for individual tax returns - maintaining the note in good stating with consistent payments & digital payment history paper trail - digital and/or easy access to documentation - preparing for a Re-Fi, Conventional financing, payoff, or even Flip/Sale & deed/title reconveyance to remove the Hard Money Lein holider at the end of the note's term

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