“If we’re going to be advocates for members, we can’t just stick to collective bargaining rights,” said Brewer, a political coordinator for SEIU who lives in Sacramento.

I never really considered it because I try to be kind and polite to everyone, but I believe the house we are under contract on right now may have been a similar scenario. 

Be polite, to the point, and think outside of your box.Try something like this:"Hello PM, My name is Joel and I'm an investor from California.

Linda,If they are considering listing it for $190K, you are in a tough spot already, as that is the number they will have fixed in their mind, and if you come in around $105K, they may politely tell you to go away. 

Remember, if you informally make it an inlaw (no permits) and you get a notice of violation (example, a neighbor or disgruntled tenant can easily turn you in) then you are really screwed: the city will force you to legalize that unit, and you won’t be able to just ditch it, or merge it into the main house (some political issue of reducing housing units.)

Then no additional bookkeeping, no potential to pierce the corporate veil, and the way the tax code is now structured it's not going to make a difference to your tax liability, either, I don't believe.

For starters, LLC's are statistically less likely to be audited than standard corporations. 

I will be leaving corporate America, selling my home in Miami and moving up to our home in Orlando towards the end of the year.

Is your company a S-corp? or

With Statefarm's Corporate Headquarters combined with ISU and IWU there's never a shortage of qualified tenants.