This would also eliminate the need for gas at the property as you can go all electric in the buildingI am not sure on the cost per se.

Also, the LLC does NOT eliminate any personal liability on the next loan application which is a popular selling point by ill informed DSCR brokers on this board (but they rarely mention the higher financing costs that come with financing in a LLC) IMO, proper insurance coverage is a better choice. 

We're finding houses for buyer not buyers for houses" finding buyers first eliminates most of the guess work and you can hear your property search toward what your buyers actually want rather than tying a property up under a contract and then finding a seller that may or may not be interested in your deal cuz it may or may not be apart of their criteria.Sorry for the overly winded comment.

Quote from @Henry Lazerow: They eliminated the co-op to make the home more affordable?

Also be mindful of existing or proposed restrictions - I don't recall anything extreme proposed in Ludlow or Dover, but Wilmington is being very aggressive in all but eliminating STRs.

Best to change the locks anyway to eliminate any risk or perception of risk with the prior owners (or prior residents).

Given that your rental property currently cash flows over $3K/month, the DSCR might be too low to qualify for the full $900K loan, unless you can show additional rental income or strong reserves.If your goal is to access that $200K for another investment, refinancing with a DSCR loan could be worth losing the low 2.99% rate, especially since it would eliminate the high-interest HELOC.

In a properly run platform, VRBO would require hosts to upload this information to the platform, and the guests would access the information directly from the platform, eliminating drama. 

The financial benefit of reducing or eliminating income taxes very much out weighs the hassle and costs of a potential audit.You don't need anything fancy for a time log. 

My contractor eliminated a window in the kitchen and pulled some vinyl siding from the garage to replace.