It can be a very long process and may be expensive depending on how you go about it but it can be done.If/when you do go to court  my advice is to be very organized.

You can form the LLC via your state's government website and pay the applicable fees listed.When you apply for an EIN with IRS, you can to choose what type of legal structure, business, or type of organization is being established.

If it's a larger organization, feel free to inquire about their different staff qualifications.2.

I'm considering paying-off the property and having another entity (reverse 1031 organization) own the property as part of a reverse 1031 exchange. 

He's also a MD realtor and organizes a local REIA in the area.

Are there any addition fees outside of the interest or organization fund?

Therefore, a partnership makes sense so that the entire 8-units and commercial space is run by one entity which splits the income and expenses appropriately.Since my wife doesn't want to engage in a direct business relationship with my brother, she would prefer for us to purchase the properties seperately; how would you suggest to organize this purchase so that both parties are satisfied?

I'd like to ban indoor smoking, remove some no-op vehicles and organize storage. 

A lot of our forms are just to keep us organized and save us time and are not legal in any way.

I already own 2 businesses that are organized as subsidiaries of holding companies and have decent revenue, so I'm curious of a situation like this with these small of numbers if there are lines of credit that may be easier.