But my background and experience is in Business Development, and Marketing Strategy in close integration with sales, so I figure I at least have some transferable skills that'll allow me to make the most out of property as an asset class.

Lenders may or may not let you transfer the title over after your purchase.

Considering our options - if we opened a Delaware LLC could we purchase a property under or transfer under if the property is purchased in CA? 

Remember that if you later take over and manage it yourselves, you'll need to start a new account from scratch - your previous reviews with that property manager won't transfer.

I'm a huge spreadsheet nerd too :D You could even just take the line items from Deal Check and transfer it to your own spreadsheet just to make sure you're not forgetting anything.

Land banks, the city actually owns the property and can transfer it to you after the application process I mentioned above.

Additionally, if it is bearing, then you'd need to add a header to transfer the load.

transfer it to the next property or leave it be and keep renting it out. 

Along with the note and mortgage or deed of trust the borrower signs a warranty deed transferring title to the lender.  

And then when they pay you do a transfer from that account to your checking account.