After you've got the answer to #4 above, non-lender closing costs, prepaids, etc, will be identical regardless of lender.

I do not want any othe rmembers besides potnetially my wife, is this a good idea (not in terms of marital advice) in terms of maintaing corporate identity and avoiding having your corporate veil pierced.

Yeah,Somebody who offers 50% of net profits to their AR's might just be looking to steal your identity.  

Freddie and Fannie are similar/identical in rules, procedures etc.  

Of course, rarely do you actually have identical structures, and you always have to compare locations, time frame, and many other variables.

Trusts do A LOT all the while protecting the identity of the owner and the assets from being taken during litigation. http://www.exeter1031.com/benefits_of_a_title_hold...

It depends on the area but a lot of people use 600+ with exceptions if a tenant can show they were a victim of fraud or identity theft.

There are LLC registration jurisdictions like Nevada and Delaware etc. where it’s not expensive or difficult to keep up with the paperwork to maintain the dang thing, but don’t think you’re getting away with anything because it’s really a shell game: when you go to a different state to do business like to own a rental real estate investment there then you have to pay the local jurisdiction their foreign  entity fee which is identical to the local registration fee for an entity which is exclusively registered in that locality.  

Note: Not an attorneyDepending on type of trust, living trust is for passing stuff down, the other trusts for anonymity in 2024 you will need to disclose who you are anyways and unless you are a family member of Adam Levine then why do you need to hide your identity.

I read an article about a builder who was putting up identical homes here and in North Dakota who said just code compliance issues here elevated his cost of building by anywhere from $15-25,000!