You should consult an attorney or CPA for your specific situation.ANONYMITY: When you create the LLC, your name is recorded on the documents and published on the Secretary of State's website for all to see.

I do not like the web site as much as I liked the app. 

My opinion is based on having dated a contractor for many years and having hired several others for different jobs :) good luck!

Does your contract have a defined completion date with penalties for being late? 

where can we find places-websites to analyze areas that will provide positive cash flow?

Additionally, applicants can (optionally) upload tax forms and bank statements for our review.If you're looking for a website you can utilize on your own @Bruce Woodruff mentioned a couple that are popular.

Then plan a date to actively start looking to buy.

If you don't know a realtor at the moment, San Antonio's Association of Realtor is nice enough to share their data to the general public through their website: http://realestate.sabor.com/pages/mlsstatsThis is a little bit more labor intensive since you have to input the zipcode and it'll spit out the MLS data, but you can use this data to create your heat map.

For material participation tracking, your spreadsheet should include:Date & Time Spent – Log the exact dates and hours you worked on the property.

I'm a beginner and I'm looking for tips on how to perform a proper market analysis on houses to buy and hold long term and rent out.Right now I'm looking through all the MLS websites and finding properties in locations and within my price range.