The LLC would essentially serve as a business checking account to collect rental payments from your roommates/tenants and potential write-offs for expenses such as property repairs/maintenance.

I just finished my first old Victorian style home flip.

They could have particular styles or things that they specialize in and wholesale the rest. 

You're going to have to spend a bit of time researching markets but I think picking a market you like to visit is always good. every vacation becomes a write off! 

Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

That + reading Start with Strategy and filling out the accompanying workbook to help me actually visualize and write down my goals with a plan has really helped me a lot! 

These subject to strategies all seem to risk doing something illegal, not my style or a strategy I would call sustainable.

Fix Flip- only do surface style changes- flooring, landscape, roof, windows, etc. 

Ryan Dossey that's a great Pro Tip, that I will write right along slide my list.

I write "competition" in quotes because I collaborate with my local "competition" instead of competing with them - common among MTR operators.