In a purchase transaction of a non-owner occupied you're likely looking at 25 to 30% down, you won't be getting any credit for payments made toward your down payment required, so you'll be paying the loan down without any benefits.It also reduces your tax basis, you pay down X thousands, whatever and you will have a lower basis to depreciate and more to claim if you sell.There are reasons why transactions are designed as they are, doing things conventionally incorporates tax treatments, establishing equity, having a basis for lending requirements, control of the property to do improvements and repairs.

I would love to go the fiber glass route I just don't know the exert of how good or poor of a job it will do.

You've heard the words before from other investors, and I am sure you have a familiarity with the idea that even if you are incorporated, people may be able to reach your assets.     

Should the op assume anyone responding to her thread has earned that level of mastery in corporate law?

You can have a Lock Box Sale, Lock Box Lease, Lock Box Option and a Lock Box TIC.Since a sale contract, lease agreement and a TIC agreement can all require performance by the buyer, tenant or minority holder, agreements as to default and penalties can be incorporated.

Good morning Chris;In order for a proper legal answer, an attorney would need to look at the documents that were sent to our State Corporation Commission when you incorporated.

Also I wanted to use a incorporating service 1. incorporating company 2. legal zoom to handle the structure of the entity.

At the same time however, when the agreement of sale is written, from the start, I am incorporating "Andrew Mazzenga, Or Assigned" into the contract. so doesn't that imply (from a legal standpoint that i "intended" to never hold the property in my own name or with my own money from the start?

I was just concerned about people being able to easily access the articals of incorporation through the county probate office and see how the LLC is set up and that I will be the only member.My thinking was that if it is recorded in a different county than where I live and do business, then it would be a little harder for someone to research and see the AOI of the LLC.I do not intend to do any illegal activity or be a part of any shady business practices.

I believe it's in our standard state real estate contract addendum.Here's what I found online about how this works in general:http://info.legalzoom.com/incorporating-addendum-contract-23653.htmlThough that doesn't really help much...