I have an MBA from Portland State and I've been working in corporate finance for a little more than a year.

Here are a few below:Generally, buying through your personal name can reduce the interest rate - commercial rates on LLC mortgages are usually higher but you can research thisMost LLCs on incorporation don’t have any credit so it may be difficult to find. a lenderIf you own the property in your personal name you are exposing yourself to more risk and will want to transfer the property into LLC as soon as you canIf you own property in your personal name and transfer to LLC the lender may not allow or can call the entire loanLLC or personal ownership you need insurance.If you search the forums for this topic using the magnifying glass feature in top right corner of your screen on BiggerPockets you will find a lot of discussion on "Quit Claim" "Buying through LLC", "LLC or not" etc....

I'm thinking of incorporating the layout design where it can easily be converted into multifamily. 

When I did it the first time we paid $3000 per house to have photo-realistic renderings made that incorporated all the finish selections we made.

Rentals outside incorporated city limits will not be affected yet, but it is also on the agenda for the next Sevier County Commissioners meeting. 

The advantage of using a third party RUBS company such as Guardian or NWP instead of the owner doing it themselves is that each resident receives a formal utility bill in the mail each month with the provider's logo and1-800 call center number to answering any resident inquiries.  

You are required by IRS code to 1099 anyone you pay more than $600 to, that is not incorporated.  

And then definitely read the thread and Eric Fernwood's LONG post from it... it has a bunch of other stuff I've seen incorporated in other's answers, all in one place.

The most successful real estate investors we work with have told us that having a strategy, establishing the right relationships, incorporating the appropriate entity structure, doing due diligence on investment opportunities, and getting pre-approvals ahead of time have helped them to overcome the worries and concerns that prevented them from getting started at the beginning and these same principles have continued to be crucial to their success.

Germain this is a common question and a good one :) The answer is it depends and it may not be your choice.Generally, buying through your personal name can reduce the interest rate - commercial rates on LLC mortgages are usually higher but you can research thisMost LLCs on incorporation don’t have any credit so it may be difficult to find.a lenderIf you own the property in your personal name you are exposing yourself to more risk and will want to transfer the property into LLC as soon as you canIf you own property in your personal name and transfer to LLC the lender may not allow or can call the entire loanLLC or personal you need insuranceOne solution to the above is to buy the property in your personal name and immediately transfer it to the LLC after closing, but you will need to get pre-approval from the lender before you buy the property and plan to do this since not all of them allow this.