Garage seems like a better place.We had to do several layers of paint and new carpet.

Additionally, expertise and track record are vital to gain the trust of LP's.

It's vitally important to know who you are working with, and have the history of the players involved.

This is a crime heatmap layered with on-market, single family houses that have an Absentee Owner with High Equity. 

Finding a PMC before you go under contract is vital because they will understand the rental market better than any agent - pricing, areas, types of properties that rent better, amenities, etc.

Markers will continually seep through layers of paint. 

Each person probably just needs to determine if the added layers of potential protection outweigh the added hassle, bookkeeping, costs, etc.If I was going to use a LLC, I think I would personally be inclined not to do a separate LLC for each property, but maybe one LLC per X properties.

Important Note: not all lenders like doing "layered entities".

The harder wear layer stuff gouges less when someone drags a bed across it.I use Innago, free, very good.

If you're using someone else's calculator, you're trusting someone else and that adds an extra layer of "paralysis" in my experience.