For some reason, I googled the first name, and it turns out the owner of the company is the president of the bank that had foreclosed in the first place!

But, not a very good place if you don't care for live professional music shows (mostly country), theme parks, water rides, lake activities, night clubs, buffet style pig troughs, motels where Presidents have stayed and more convention centers meeting rooms per capita than probably anywhere in the country and cheap public transportation on theme set trolleys.More than a million visitors each year.

., you selling a house to your IRA or vice versa) falls under the prohibited transactions rules, and is not allowed.Jon

If the numbers make sense then why not go for it and vice-versa.

New Law Allows Three Housing Units on Every Parcel in CaliforniaStatement from California YIMBY President & CEO Brian HanlonSacramento, CA – Today California YIMBY released the following statement celebrating the historic passage of a package of bills that could triple housing supply in the state:“The passage of AB 68, along with SB 13 and AB 881, fundamentally shifts the landscape for building new homes in our state,” said Brian Hanlon, co-founder and President of California YIMBY.

I'm curious if there are any companies or groups challenging the presiding assumption that building individual wealth through real estate inherently reinforces and exacerbates housing equity/justice issues... maybe there are strategies that allow people to align REI teams and rental approach with social impact objectives?

And I had a flight to catch (although, I had plenty of time at this point, and besides, it just so happened that President Trump was flying into Indy during my layover which shut the airport down anyway https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/27/trumps-indianapolis-speech-live-updates/702836001/).Josh from Oceanpointe walked up to us and I introduced myself to him, as well as the appraiser (which he didn’t know would be there).  

Thank President Trump.

What are the pro/cons of holding the operating LLC's in a separate LLC (formed under a state that allows for owner anonymity (WY, NV, etc)) vice owning the operating LLC's in a revocable trust (formed under CA law, with me as settlor and trustee)? 

You wouldn't want your business to expose your real estate to liability and vice versa.