Anderson explained that this will give me charging order protection and some anonymity -- assuming I also use their mail forwarding and Registered Agent services.

It seems like anonymity, inside protection and outside protection are the main reasons for setting them up.

A business advisor whom I am considering hiring to set up the entities for me has advised that there is no option to truly have an anonymous entity in California as they require the owner/operator's name in the formation documents.

If the identity of the poster is known (many places allow anonymous posting or “fake” accounts) the individual can be held accountable, but the site on which the post was made is not a party in the process.

Even the lender list on BP is not vetted.Lending is a business based on relationships, not online anonymity. 

@Sean OschYeah, I usually hear about starting in WY or DE because of the anonymity. 

Hello my fellow investors. I'm in the process of creating 2 LLCs. One is a holding/Parent LLC (WY LLC). The 2nd is a Child LLC (FL LLC). I'll be using the FL LLC to do wholesale deals and flips and my WY LLC will be t...

Bring all your concerns to an attorney and have them create the LLC and draft the operating agreement.I think most small investors should create the LLC in the state where the property will be located in, in this case, North Carolina.If items such as business friendly case law, anonymity, charging order protection, etc are important to you, you may want to consider popular states such as Wyoming, Nevada or Delaware for LLC formation.Best of luck. 

Looking for professional help to setup a Wyoming LLC (to remain anonymous) and a series LLC for rental properties in TX, IL and FL.

Many of the anonymous plans touted by folks selling protection are not really workable for the average person.