When we went to see house, it was on a Friday night and the aroma of marijuana was piercing through the air, which came from some of the neighbors in the more run down houses.

I buy as LLC and each time I make it clear from beginning everything is in LLC name, binder, offer, EMD, contract and title vests directly to LLC.If there were some other reason like already mentioned such as LLC not yet being formed or financing in your personal name then I can understand beginning the purchase process this way but personally I don't like it.It sets off alarms in my head of piercing the veil of the LLC down the road if something were to ever happen.

@William Pierce, welcome to Atlanta and BP.

The way you keep your records and handle you money makes it easy to pierce the corporate veil in your assets.

I heard a bad story about LLC veil pierced because the owner mixed personal with business expenses or treated personal expenses as business expenses.

It has been a while since I have had the chance to connect with local investors in Pierce County and the Tacoma Metro area.

Operate in an LLC (or other entity like a trust) and make sure you do it right so as to not have anyone be able to 'pierce the corporate veil' should you ever find yourself in a lawsuit.  

Brad Pierce

I do not have experience using anyone locally, but has a real estate appraiser here in Pierce County, I have had several good experiences with Park 52.

I'm watching all of this closely because easier money is entering the market again.Last, the real estate crash did not pierce the rental market.