When I first started the site, as many people know, the goal was merely to have a place where I could find help for my own questions; very soon afterwards, I realized that the REI community needed something like BiggerPockets and my vision changed completely.

They also helped me re-establish my credit. 

I could imagine that the "managing" LLC is the only one "doing business in California", while the other LLC's will merely be holding assets.Could you provide a little more information on this strategy so I can do further research?

Find a investor buddy and try to touch base and work together.PLAN AND TAKE ACTION As they say, "Goal without an Plan is merely a Wish" and "Plan without proper action is just a Dream"I know you might have seen this quote many times.

After some reading i see that term does not have to equal amortization length due to balloon payments or resets.Let me re-phrase my question. 1.) 

I have used it before, mike, and in a perfect world a cheap roll on product would do the trick, but all my moisture puzzles in the real world are so much more complicated. could be so many things, like where is it coming from... mere warm moist air condensing on cold places, a leak, slope or gutter problem outside, or an more costly drainage issue that means excavation around the house (for example., have you seen Holmes on Homes when they tackle tricky basement moisture the "right way" ).... so I would study it more (alot) and even think about experienced or expert opinions to find a source and craft the best solution.... wish I could say it is a 30 dollar and done deal....

3 day workshop for a "mere" $2,000, which I've heard is just another sales pitch for a bus tour of Armando's magical hot spots @ 30k-50k admission.

Kobe and Lebron  were merely showing respect and they continued work hard to achieve or surpass the success of the person or in my case other turnkey companies/industry piers.

So really we just used Freddie, on a mere 1 of 6 loans, to bridge the gap between 4 Fannie refis and 1 Fannie purchase.And took this dude out of the loan shark world, bringing him BACK into the soft money and gentle interest rates world.

So if a similar situation came up, merely from the standpoint of goodwill, it's worth it.I own rentals in areas predominated by owner occupants.