@Steven Mitchell  - You almost nailed it..

Depending on the reason and the end goal, I can probably give you some better direction.You hit the nail on the head in terms of not paying income tax from the properties.

I am currently trying to nail down a place and hope to get regular monthly meetings set up by March!

typically shingles will run you $20/bundle (3 per 100 sq ft or 1 Square) for lower end, install depends much on tear off and prep or shingle over and prep, we have opted for Steel when ever reasonable to do so, it costs about 10-20% more up front, but will out last me, and does not have Ice damming problems we see with regular shingles in the north. standard shingles, you can expect about 1/2-2/3 the stated warranty actual life span, so 40 year shingles will last about 20 years, but steel, even 40 year has been known to far exceed the 40 year warranty, I can typically get a roof done in steel with a 2 layer tear off, and steel installed for around $4-6K for a 13 Sq roof thats material, labor and disposal, I just has a 11 sq one does with dimensional shingles (steel wasnt practical) for $2,700 including tear off and disposal. keep in mind, the cheap guy may not be the best value, there are a lot of hacks out there, and anyone with a pitch fork, a hammer and a nail gun calls them self a roofer. 

Sounds like that could go all cosmetic and will have HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roof and maybe foundation that could nail you.

A few ideas to get the discussion started:Contact HR at all major employers in the areaFliers at local retail (hair saloons, nail saloons, laundry mats, etc.)The more creative and out-there, the better!

@Caleb Rigby Would you mind telling us a bit about how you nailed down the private money?

There are issues we want to get nailed down with our self initiated LLC, and just want to ask questions some times.  

So that would net you between $82,600 and $85,200 at those numbers based on the commission being charged.Of course nailing down the sales price is important.....but also nailing down the expected seller subsidy to the buyer is going to affect things a bit as well.For the flips....Id probably disagree with their assumptions.

@Ricky Mai, Account Closed hit the nail on the head regarding reviews!