I am providing SEO and digital marketing consulting for a design-build firm operating in established and up-and-coming luxury mountain communities in the Colorado Rockies.

I will be using retirement funds and for that reason in order to defer taxes.

Long term strategy is to hold until it makes sense to sell, and that might be after only 2 years so I can reap the benefits without getting killed in taxes.

Also, by having to do this VRBO no longer remits my local taxes.

In my state that would be an expensive change as I would be paying state transfer tax on the move along with other costs plus I would need to consider whether I wanted to buy title insurance on the property for the new LLC.

For probably 90% of the people it does not provide anonymity, it doesn't protect you from liability, and it doesn't save you any taxes. 

https://www.biggerpockets.com/...BiggerPockets has a tax pro resource page.

@Susan McBride you can certainly leave this post here but this should go in the Tax and Cost Segregation forum. 

It would be best to speak to a seasoned cpa to address your tax concerns. 

Neighborhood quality can vary street to street in some areas and there can also be stark differences in tax rates and city ordinances in some suburbs.