If I can do it with some one time fees (and I think I can) and it doesn’t cost a lot to maintain each year I would eventually like to move my rentals into some sort of entity to get my name out of the public record.I value my privacy and would like to eventually be anonymous with regards to what and how much real estate I own

The way you bolster anonymity is to use trustees with common names and to (usually) have the title held using their first initial and last name (using out of state trustees adds a level of anonymity) but it starts with the name being pretty common.  

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If they see houses being flipped in their neighborhood it's easier to be mad at the flipper than at some anonymous banks or agencies far away.

What I (and some of my wholesaler friends) have done is got a mailbox from the post office (USPS), and used that for return address.This provides some anonymity and privacy while you'll still get the returned/undeliverable letters - and this is good because:1.

I am incredibly open to EVERYONE about the realities of this type of marketing and the risks involved.Anyone who tells you they ALWAYS succeed is either inexperienced, or trying to sell you something.I am 100% willing to anonymize and share this client’s performance data, a complete list of changes made by our team, search terms that generated clicks, screenshots of landing pages run, and a transcript or recording of all client calls, so people on BP can judge for themselves.I want to respect everyone’s privacy, so I’ll let Jerryll make the final call on that.Jerryll, if you’d like to have a respectful conversation about client performance and how we can hash it out, my door is always open. 

I read that it's better to invest using a trust than a LLC because it provides anonymity, more protection and doesn't require filing with a state.

From reading other posts, I've gathered that:1) LLCs can over asset protection2) LLCs can offer anonymity However, in this particular case, there is another entity in between me and the properties owned (the syndication's entity). 

Just note that there is a limit to the anonymity.

It would give you a layer of anonymity and add outside liability protection.For putting assets in the LLC you just do an assignment that will be your contributions to the LLC.