I live in the houses, I fix up what problems I see and generally try to make them tenant resistant.

Get one with a ceramic bead scrtch resistant finish if you can, AO if you have to.

Also, I'm getting resistance to it being in a Single-Member LLC.

If you're getting a great deal and contingencies are still intact then they could possibly pull out and resist at a higher price. 

As you pointed out, the residents are a little resistant to growth, meaning that there will be pressure on the government to delay or refuse to permit housing starts.

Here in Richmond Virginia there is a community website for the church hill neighborhood. I saw this post about residents tearing down bandit signs. What are your thoughts ? Anyone wholesaling using bandit signs on a r...

Do I tear them up completely or just put new, water resistant flooring over top of it?

Their "Zestimates" seem to me to be a blatant attempt to fan the flames of the market -- after all, who could resist buying a $78k house "worth" $468k.Rural or neighborhoods with a variety of home types/conditions are particularly confusing for their algorithms, though goodness knows I would have dearly loved to sell my MH for the $379K they said it was worth shortly after I purchased it for $60k!

If you are using an FHA loan to buy a primary home you may run into some resistance when you have 7 properties but owning 2 should have no issues with a lender with no overlays.  

I'm currently going through what it is you're looking  to do (I'm a couple months in) and yes, it is hard at first, but persistence breaks resistance.