Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

But for me the complexity of getting out of an S corp plus the cost of running one just didn't make sense when I could eliminate net income so many other ways and still get the pass through from disregarded or series LLCs. 

Eliminating any possible benefit of the trust.

While the interest rate might be higher, you eliminate the risk of needing to refinance or sell later, making it a safer option if your goal is to hold the property long-term without any financial uncertainty.If maximizing cash flow now is a priority and you're comfortable managing the future refinancing risk, owner financing with a balloon could be the better choice.

It seems like allowing it show on the buyers side would be eliminate issues of how to pay.

Next as far as the clawback, it is what it is there's nothing you can do to eliminate it.

Or, should i do the same exact concept except eliminate the holding company, and simply have 3 independent LLC's, all with me as the member, and the property management company handle all of the transactions and pay the property holding LLCs a fee each month? 

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

Forcing agents to join the NAR will soon be eliminated along with their monopoly. 

Every loan has an appraisal report which I browse especially to eliminate properties on the flood planes.