It’s in an LLC, and I thought long and hard about staying anonymous during this process, but this is a small town, and the secret will get out the day we get the keys.

I will say that the way my LLC was filed with the state, it didn't really give me the level of anonymity that I thought it would since I am still named as the the manager of the LLC which is public record.   

Or if you want to keep the 1031 anonymous then simply make the contract "assignable". 

Investors often use LLCs either as a form of staying anonymous, or as a way to separate the investment from their personal possessions (in case they should get sued.... for liability reasons.)

We provide all of the necessary notifications at the closing so if you want to keep it anonymous you can.  

They are extremely rare and results from gross mismanagement of the member/owner that can be easily avoided.Now, if you have a personal liability attack against you (your kid is involved in a vehicle homicide for instance), an LLC in a charging order state will protect your real estate from being taken away from you.Last if you use anonymity protection with an LLC, you will avoid a lot of possible nightmare stories of harassment, threats, vandalism, libel to your home, work and social media by a disgruntled tenant.It may also protect you from frivolous lawsuits as an asset search by ambulance chaser lawyers will return nothing.To answer your questions:Yes if your LLC is disregarded for tax purpose, there will be no change to your tax return.

I wanted anonymity but can get pretty complicated. 

If you can pull it off with some kind of anonymity that might go smoother for you.  

That's my primary goal and I don't really care about anonymity such as setting up one in Wyoming, Nevada, and etc.

But you will have the situation you want - Disregarded parent owns several disregarded Child LLCs and can expand at will.The main advantage WY offers is of course more anonymity and less recourse.