I have a deep sympathy for all those affected by the virus as well as everyone indirectly. 

I have never used this strategy to move ownership from personal name to LLC indirectly through a Land Trust. 

It is so much easier to build rapport knocking on doors and you can talk to the neighbors about the property to get additional information beforehand.You can ask an indirect question so you don't come across as soliciting.

@Vaibhav PuranikIf you go this route of using a LLC, do you realize that it has a bunch of financial pitfalls, direct and indirect?

There are always indirect overhead costs (for example, I pay about $15k/yr for worker's compensation insurance as a general contractor), as well as consumable items (cleaning supplies, screws, nuts, bolts, WD-40, you name it), These things add up when you do property maintenance at any volume, and if you don't recoup these costs, you operate at a loss and quickly go out of business.I agree it was a poorly worded response from your handyman.

It really boils down to consistency in direct mail, following up, and actually taking the time to meet the seller in person, contracts in hand.

Not leveraging your portfolio, either via a refinance or more indirectly in an equity raise, is a poor financial decision, from a tax standpoint as well as a growth standpoint.The only reason it doesn’t make sense is if your investment property is fundamentally a loser to begin with, or if you do not have financial intelligence and think it’s a good idea to pay off your loans 100%.

@James Cerasoli At some point you can not pay this guy if he is in direct violation of your contract, and can't prove work done. 

You should be in direct contact with your PM on a weekly bases until they finally either tell you the truth, that they are doing nothing on your behalf, or they simply drop you as a client rather than admit they are incompetent.

Anyway, here goes with what I've found: •Mortgage Lender: “A person Making a Mortgage Loan or Servicing a Mortgage Loan for others, or, for compensation or gain, directly or indirectly, selling or offering to sell a Mortgage Loan to a Non-Institutional Investor.