@Casey SpeerschneiderThe odds of you being able to do this are about as likely as you Winning the lottery.If you could convince the bank to sell one note how would you control who they sell it to?

These expenses are including, utilities if you pay for them, maintenance, yard care, pest control, insurance, advertising, property manager etc etc.these often come up to well over $3000 per door - depending on the market..$750. sounds to low for all expenses.

With short-term rentals, you are responsible for those things but also things like pool care, lawn care, pest control, electrical, cable, furniture maintenance, dishes/towels/utensils/etc, cleanings, (you see where i'm going with this), essentially you are operating a hotel. 

Investors and rich people do not own anything they control it by having it in LLCs and Trusts.

There is no way my AC would charge that much to put in new control board.

With that much equity you mine as well seek a deal at a lower amount where you control your own destiny and have to report to nobody.

We are fighting workmanship and quality control issues right now.

Id suggest making some minor goals (not buying another house), but goals more geared towards getting the properties you have under control.

Would it make sense to create a separate LLC that I control solely and a joint one for the properties we are splitting?

The interesting issue that the court dealt with which is instructive from an asset protection standpoint is related to the Alaska DAPT Statute itself, Alaska § 34.40.110(k), specifically states:“A court of this state [Alaska] has exclusive jurisdiction over an action brought under a cause of action or claim for relief that is based on a transfer of property to a trust that is the subject of this section.”In other words, the Alaska statute purports to have sole control over determining whether any transfers to the trust shall be deemed fraudulent.