The only thing that changes is the owner of the LLC.If your seller want to sell you a dozen eggs, but you only want 12...don't argue. 

Whereas if you ask another company which has fewer properties in that area or zip, you could get a lower rate since they don't have as many eggs in that basket.It does and it doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but I was told this by an insurance agent and eventually got my head around it.

My wife and I are ready to deploy our nest egg into REI.

No cell phones, no texts, no online portals and rent payments, no electronic signatures, some email, newspaper ads and a lot of door knocking (I can almost feel some of you more seasoned PM vets nodding out there). 

Box; rent can only be paid by deposit.For your convenience, the nearest location to your home is 123 Main Street, City, or you can execute a bank-to-bank transfer using the routing number provided.If you have any questions, concerns or maintenance issues, you may call or text my cell phone at <Google voicemail>, or you may email me at the address listed at the top of this notice.Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions about this transition or any other pertinent issue.Sincerely,<you, the PM>

The take away should be to use all resources rather than putting all your eggs (and trust) in one basket. 

Would haeve to put all my eggs in one basket too .

Our professions are not related to real state or construction, and I never had to constitute any kind of company in the USA (did back in Spain, but laws have nothing similar).After much reading, the only two things I'm starting to get clear are: that buying and selling within a year has very different tax implications than living in your home for a few years then selling it, and that I should find at least a good CPA and possibly a good lawyer specialized in real state to figure out how to structure this to minimize taxes and liabilities.At the end of the day, my goal remains the same that I want to end up with a couple of investment properties, don't necessarily need to base my retirement on that, but just to not have all my eggs in the same basket.

Off to Oregon I went for 20 days with spotty cell service with much anticipation of closing on the new property when I returned. 

Get a local cell number (you'd be surprised what a big deal this is to some people!).