I'm talking about tax season! 

Activities that deal with electrical or plumbing should be outsourced to avoid more expensive issues unless you have some prior experience with the simpler repairs in each.

For the LTR outside CA, forming an LLC in the state where the property is located can reduce administrative costs and avoid double franchise taxes in California.

Some are owned by my ROTH IRA and are making tax free cashflow.

For example if the house is worth 400K, but they are willing to sell it for 375k because they are avoiding having to pay 25k in agent fees, then the bank can consider the equity gap as a down payment.

This may result in lower rents and recoverable expenses, but it avoids a future lawsuit against you.

I don't know how to avoid it.

If a home is titled in a trust (or an LLC), the trust or LLC should be added as an additional insured to avoid potential disputes during a claim.To confirm, we reached out to an insurance carrier, who clarified:“A carrier can potentially deny a claim if the home is titled in a trust or LLC but the insurance policy is under the individual homeowner's name.

She said the owners wanted to owner finance to avoid dealing with tenants.

It avoids having to pay the capital gains and lets the property keep appreciating while you still own it and reap those future rewards and more cash-flow from the property in the meantime.