The formation process (work) for you no matter who you use will probably be quite similar no matter who forms it.

If you need large remodel work I’ve heard JNB Services does good work in the Wiregrass area but I have no experience with them personally.

Whatever entity formation service/person you choose to handle your asset protection, before you commit to it, be sure that you have run the entity formation matrix past your taxperson and received a quote for the yearly cost of accounting and tax prep for each shell.

I have had 7 breaks with small and large fixes, various brands.

I don't operate in the Bay Area but from my experience operating MTRs in different markets large companies use third party placement companies or have large contracts with large housing providers.

Large investment in a failed area,City should be paying investors to take those chances.

It's very unlikely that you will have a claim or judgement that large and you won't incur the LLC overhead.

Hey Joe, Having a large number of rental properties and installment sales can certainly make your tax return voluminous, but as long as you're maintaining accurate records, filing everything correctly, and reporting all income, the size of your return itself is not necessarily an audit trigger.

I am currently in operations for a large corporate investment bank, which pays the bills, but I am looking to build wealth using real estate.

Basically you need to be able to pay a large part of a long-term (multi-year) lease up-front, then still have some cash for renovation and interior/furniture, to finally recoup the investment through STR and a hopefully very quick way.