People like to rent from a person not a 'brand', it's more personal.

Uptick in action in the secondary mortgage markets I suppose?   

From what I have researched they seem legitimate but the person I am working with is flakey, takes forever to answer questions so I thought I would see if anyone else had experience with this lender.  

Little did I know it would take decades to ripen :)3. bought a foreclosure sale .. traded the house for the 3 acres the person who owned the house. 

Also, get all personal info (DOB, SSN) from the seller in case needed when talking to lenders, lienholders, etc.

Its the action of Alienation of title that creates the ability of the lender to accelerate.

Or can you still run everything through your personal return (just want to make sure that I can deduct things such as HOA fees which I can do if it is a rental).2) If I do decide to run everything thru my personal tax return (save on LLC fees), should I at the least set up a separate bank account to track costs separately?

Read this: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employe...Second, compensation is always issued to the person working.

I would also focus on smaller deals, single family to 4 unit starting out, so you can establish some experience.

The city itself is established, older neighborhoods, better city amenities (museums, arts/music etc), more pro sports, more hills, bigger river, has a streetcar, arguably better nightlife overall.