I think it is easier to find a deal if you are house hacking since your deal doesn't need to be a home run; it just needs to be better then the alternative (paying rent).

It was super simple to do, and as long as you're personally guaranteeing the loan, you should be fine.Regarding your question, it's generally safer to pay the down payment from your personal account first, then transfer the deed to your LLC afterward.

Madison and Rankin county is much safer.

As an alternative you could look for a walk-out, lock-off basement and add a small kitchen/kitchenette down there to have your own space away from your housemates.

Often, safer to file with the understanding those fees may be wasted, but better than waiting and then the tenant does NOT vacate (causing more lost time/rent).Usually court date will be 2-3 weeks after filing, which means 1st or 2nd week of following month.

I have used Hardie board under the LVP and had much better results, but it drives up the cost.It is cost-effective and there are not a lot of good alternatives at the price point. 

Continuing with the example above the government then decided to provide an alternative to setting the building ablaze.  

Given your situation, a multi-member LLC could be the safer choice to keep things straightforward with the property transfer.

He is over priced but it's close enough that we might find alternate means to make the deal work for both of us.

Alternatively, you could take a loan against your 401k for that initial amount.Once you’ve secured the property and paid the 5%, you can then work with a private money lender (PML) to close on the property once the deed is ready.