Any transfers should be made through the owner of the LLC and not another LLCSo you make a capital contribution or capital withdrawal.

I definitely prefer to be an asset and not the kind of small business person that doesn't enrich or contribute. 

Thank you in advance for your advice and connections – looking forward to contributing to the community as well!

@Jessica HowellIn the operating agreement we typically put like $1,000 as initial contribution.

Keep tracking equity contributions, as this will be crucial when transitioning property B into a rental or selling your share.

If I am in your shoes I would buy 2-4 units, get a conventional loan, ask the sellers to pay for the max contribution (3%) towards closing costs.

Obviously, there are other factors that can contribute to the cost.

Transfer it into a Roth IRA 6.5k as you are able (IRS contribution limits will make this take a while).  

My question is - is it more advantageous to have me own the business entirely so that I can capitalize on the tax deductions & tax refunds so that I can in turn contribute more capital to purchase future properties together?  

It's my understanding that PPR uses your capital contribution to buy nonperforming notes to rework them so they will earn greater than 12% APR.