Banks and mortgage companies are getting wise and they are recognizing the threat that Pace Morby is to them. 

You can possibly use the lawyer you used to create the entity and draft the entity documents, but be careful to know who they represent (you or the company) and to make sure it won't create a conflict of interest with the other member of the LLC. 

The Tenant Class greatly impacts rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.Both Property Classand Tenant Class affect what type of contractors, handymen and property management companies will work on a property.If you buy & renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what Tenant Class will rent it?

I'd also partner with a lending company that understands how this is going work, and what your plans are.And last, but not least, I'd partner with a CPA to help navigate you to the ways of working this properly. 

I work in corporate IT home office while my girlfirend is starting her own music production company.

It is hard to tell what's going to happen in the Danville (Casino) area, but from what I hear, the casino plan would bring in over 1000 jobs, new police precinct short term goal and actively trying to get other companies to move in to the area for long term goal.

This idea dc is a company town isn’t really true & the company isn’t going out of business, 20% of the workforce is federal government, if they cut 25% of the federal workforce it would be 5% of the region and of course the vast majority are of these people would get jobs in the private sector, not to mention the government will probably have to rely more heavily on government contractors to fill gaps where the cut.

Real estate agents and agencies will always tell a client to buy, and it's always a good time.

The School of Hard Knocks is the best education, but if your company will pay for it, I would go with an MBA for future (non-RE) career development.

Unfortunately there competitiveness in the market and cut throat antics give the other offices (company) a bad name.