I want to know is it more cost effective or easier to purchase the property alone and put it in a mortgage in our name or purchase the LLC from him that holds the property within it.

You also will still need to manage your property manager  - ie, stay on top of expenses, ensuring your property is being managed effectively etc. 

I use this and share with my team (i.e) drone photographers, VAs, reatlors, partners, etc.Zoho Forms, I use this to collect info from leads, buyers, etc.Zoho Desk, this is a ticketing where all inquires go to and since it integrates with Zoho Forms, it creates a ticket within Zoho Desk + New Lead within Zoho.Zoho Cliq, similar to slack, I communicate with my team with this software.

Finds (1) half of what plaintiffs told him is incorrect or untrue; the potential defendant has filed all the correct paperwork for Reg D and hence has “statutory” protection against almost all but fraud; unlike what the plaintiffs believe and told the attorney the risks WERE disclosed to them, NO specific return was promised them; and the defendants have not stopped communications; they merely grew tired of the 82 daily phone calls asking, accusing, and raging by the same three plaintiffs.  

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@Corbett BrasingtonIf you are communicating with the seller directly, better to have less people talking to the seller.The realtor can have some roles as follows1) Connect you with his references for property management / contractors / title companies / etc2) Give you comps to indicate what the property is worthBest of luck

This alone was most effective.

They will not communicate, they will not complete the agreed upon work, and they will run you around in circles.

You can often get better rates with a national lender, but the customer service is non-existent, communication probably sucks, they may ask for the same documents multiple times, etc.

Here's some of what we've covered in the last year, almost none of which were a pitch for products:Getting ready for tax timeHow to effectively go through the eviction process in Madison CountyPanel discussion of good and bad tenants and how to handle themExpert discussion on being an effective landlord (four panel members with very different backgrounds and investment types)Mock eviction court.etcThis is mostly a landlord association.