We're a bit unusual though- half of our portfolio are Short Term Rentals (where utilities are landlord paid) and most of the other properties are long term rent-by-the-room (where flat-fee utilities are logistically much easier than splitting actual bills).

@Nate Sanow - the velocity you see in Tulsa is not unusual.

I would use professionals, but think you can get for cheaper than that (unless there is something unusual about your job).

She could end up losing big if anything is unusual. 

At first it's just a pipe dream, then you get the ok to work remotely (back in the day when it was unusual) a day or two here and there, then you graduate to work-from-home on a regular basis, then you realize you can take your job with you so there's no reason to stay in a fixed location, then you start increasing the number of destinations you go to while still working and so on and so on.

I think that probably works, it isn't unusual to have multiple LLC's in one entity. 

Short sales taking forever isn't unusual at all, even in pretty hot markets.A safe neighborhood and at least solid schools are going to make investing a lot easier. 

However, make sure to clearly differentiate them from the LLC-owned properties.For your real estate activities as a Realtor: Continue to report these activities on Schedule C.In summary, it's not unusual for a single-member LLC with rental properties to use both Schedule C and Schedule E, depending on whether the property is owned by the LLC or personally.

It's not extremely rare, but it's also not unusual.

Here in Raleigh, its not unusual to see a duplex with plenty of deferred maintenance that rents for $600/side priced at $200,000.