I'm confident a judge would see the picture evidence I have and go "damn!"

I'm not sure I have full confidence in this property management company.

I knew that we were going to have a lot of back and forth, and that there would likely be a problem at some point that we would need to solve together.I needed to have confidence that whoever I signed an LOI with wasn’t going to back out at the last minute for a silly reason.

I own a mortgage company, so I have my loan officers use this Fannie Mae income calculation tool for all business for self borrowers: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/applications-technology/income-calculator .

I picked up the BRRRR method book and feeling confident in setting it all up (we did a similar process for our Airbnbs).  

Keep in mind this is a self-directed account and most are not.  

Before moving out, test different strategies, automate management (smart locks, cameras, cleaning services), and decide whether to self-manage or hire a property manager.

We do self storage and country subdivisions where we sale the lots.  

I am looking into buying my first self storage facility.

Quote from @Havital Miltz: Normally you would set the LLC in the state where the property is.You have no tax benefits for setting up an LLC, it is more a protection from lawsuits and going after your personal assets, however not a guarantee....As a husband and wife you do not need to set up a partnership - IRS has special considerations for married couples for self employment, you could also apply that for a rental...Hope that helpsA joint venture is available to any 2 people co-owning real estate for investment purpose as tenant in common  under Proc. 2002-22 (unrelated to marriage) but it can't be owned in an LLC together.