Basic hurdles that might trigger the need for a partner in your situation is:A.

How do I transfer a percentage of ownership to my partner without triggering a taxable event or potential issues with the bank?

Usually submitting a package in again will trigger a new BPO.

I got smacked around in another thread for being to harsh or critical or whatever... so I think I'll do the same here.Basically you aren't worth most agents' time.

I finally had some extras cash laying around and needed to put it somewhere so I decided to pull the trigger and buy my first investment property.

Guess in the future you have to be sure of present and repaired values, repair cost estimates and be ready to pull the trigger.

The tenants still faced their own harsh realities and took it out on the properties.

I need to finally pull the trigger on this.My pertinent info:-I own 3 rental SFR properties, all free and clear :D worth approximately $450k-I live in a 4th property which is mortgaged-I live in California :/-I also have a regular jobPrimary goal: asset protectionSecondary goal: increase tax advantages above and beyond my current sole proprietor statusAs a side note, I would also like to hear your thoughts on LLC'ing in wyoming/nevada/wherever else you can think of and how that model would or would not work in California as a foreign corp seeing as how "strict", for the lack of a better word, it is here in California.My entity/entities of choice would protect me from inside liability as well as outside liability.

I suggest you read through this site a bit more before pulling the trigger.

What triggered my decision was that now I have a repair that costs close to $1000.