Haven’t used it personally but a good friend of mine who self manages around 20 doors uses it and swears by it. 

If they've genuinely abandoned, you'll notice their clothing, personal hygiene, and things of value are all gone.

Gordon is the owner, I doubt whether he could completely hide behind his LLC to protect personal liability. 

I don't know if they still do it but if memory serves a few years ago TD Bank would do a HELOC on a rental in second position but only if it was titled in someone's personal name. 

So why is the $2,500mnth person paying $250 and the other one paying $350 ??????

The person worked for H&R Block, now works for TurboTax Live and is being honest about their skills: NOT QUALIFIED.

If you wanted to fund a portion of the down payment would you suggest a hard money lender, personal loan, etc.?

Matt that is the NMLS number for the company not for you personally  sounds like your a VA or something not a licensed lender..

Unfortunately, this problem waste a lot of my time that could be spent on other investments.I have used the same tax professional for many years and he is very educated, but also much older than me and it's hard for me to understand all the reasons he has expressed why is better to put the rental on my personal tax returns.

You have a freelance job and you can qualify as REP I sharing this from my personal experience.