There was some patch work done and the original contractor who fixed this made no effort to match the shingles.

I would always still recommend that you make your deeds match as closely as possibly however because confusion in a field audit is not unheard of. 

And technically it would be allowable to sell one property deeded in an LLC and have your replacement property deeded in the name of a different LLC.I would always still recommend that you make your deeds match as closely as possibly however because confusion in a field audit is not unheard of.

And you can mix and match, not each of your 3 investors need the same structure. 

Every paycheck, every bonus. 15-20% goes into your bank account that you’ll use for investments (real estate, Roth IRA, 401k if company matching, Vanguard brokerage account).

What both the previous posters said is on point, your decision making on properties has to match the goals you have laid out.

In fact the only situation where I would pay more than about 3% is if they have no equity and my payment has to match theirs.

At the moment I'm calling NNN teams/brokers at major firms and asking for their current inventory that match my criteria. 

Have the seller provide bank statements showing monthly deposits matching the amount he said each tenant has been paying.

Most people like to talk about themselves, so I encourage that and then listen for things that don't match.