The process for having the employee is you find them hire them, setup the payroll for them and the taxes will automatically be deducted.

Payroll, bookkeeping, etc can mostly be done remotely.Here is a great list of questions to ask a potential accountant:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/70447-questions-to-ask-a-cpaAlso check out the www.NAEA.org page in your search.

People tend to feel better when they think they are in control or are more sophisticated than the other party.  

They're generally low wage employees, not overly sophisticated, and their allegiance to the owner is probably hit and miss.

This beauty was re-positioned in an entirely new property class to satisfy even the most sophisticated world-class buyers.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I have never seen an employer make 4 different payroll deposits in a month.

We are going through a period of some hard looks at our financial performance and I'm attempting to find other similarly placed landlords to determine some rough industry metrics on capex, R&M, payroll, etc for this size. 

What will payroll be?

A good CPA that specializes in real estate & leverages sophisticated tax software (not just some H&R block or Turbotax person) will help guide you to maximize your after-tax wealth and mitigate audit risk.

The state taxation will depend on where the property, payroll and sales will be.Not necessarily where the LLC is created.If the property, payroll, and sales are all within California, California will tax the income/(loss) generated by the rental.