.: @Nathan Gesner   Hmmmm....thanks for asking....i thought there was a law change quite a while back, maybe over 10 years ago, which prohibited smaller landlords like me for getting SS#s. 

Any VA service firms ?

Do you want to keep the in-laws' house?

Have a picture of your family actually installing a big fancy door.And of course, I assume that you are licensed/bonded/imsured as required by your local laws?

Short answer: not legally, but they can get away with it.Long answer starts with a fundamental concept of our tax laws.

The window for application won't open until what's now a draft proposal becomes law.

I don't see a national rent control law ever coming into law - aside from the fact that there's just no need for it, there's way too many things working against it - Congress, constitutional law, lobbyists, etc.

I have a tax firm that specializes in working with real estate professionals/investors.

Pick up the phone or stop by local code enforcement offices to make sure that you have a crystal clear understanding of local laws and regulations.

I'm currently working with an estate planning attorney and she said she said we could put the LLC in the Trust but said she was not the best person to advise on the pros and cons of that and that we should talk to a business law attorney.