My spouse and I are members of the LLC - so do we still need EIN if we are not employing anyone?

Here in this neighborhood every obstacle paves the way for success.

Your greatest challenge is going to be running this management company without the appearance of co-mingling all of the LLCs together.Bear in mind that one of the things that you'll be doing here is converting Passive Income to Earned Income via the Mgmt Company and that will be subject to self employment tax whereas had you left everything in the property LLCs, you'd have only passive income. 

@Alex JacobsNew investors who want to increase their portfolio and reduce their initial investment often employ the "house hacking" method.

@John D.Without self-employment activity, a self-directed IRA will be a better match for you.

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@Sarah Kensinger what types of unique outdoor designs do you employ.

Screaming high / fast interest rates employed by the Fed, $10 Trillion in federal spending, extremely low home sales, corporate earnings revised lower and lower, inverted yield curve for Treasury Bonds, etc…, all indicated a recession on the horizon.

Census data - median household income, employment stats, bachelors degree percentages, crime, vacancy rates, appreciation2.

Your employer may even help you get licensed as a real estate agent.