However, my general advice is to look for an attorney in your area with experience in corporate and real estate law.

If you don't even know what rent control is, you may not be ready to be a landlord, you need to do a lot more reading first.And the first thing to know about the LA area is that there are over 80 separate incorporated cities in LA county. 

The narrative for the rail, from a real estate angle, has been that people are buying up properties in Ewa, Ewa Beach, Makakilo, Nanakuli, Maile, Waianae, Makaha, in hopes that their equity will magically double once the rail is complete.  

Educated at Yale and Princeton and an innovative thinker and leader in New York's real estate community, Alex Cohen develops strategy, advises, manages and analyzes commercial office, retail and mixed used acquisition and lease transactions for tenants, landlords and investors.With a background in urban planning, 15 years of commercial real estate transaction negotiation totaling millions of square feet, extensive real estate experience in launching international brands in the US and deep expertise in the marketing and repositioning of mixed use real estate, Alex Cohen's unique perspective allows him to: - Identify markets and buildings and plan space configurations with the potential to attract and retain Millennial (and Gen X) talent to drive business growth - Develop branded office building environments that incorporate important new technologies and trends and establish flexible and activity-based occupancies critical to the Workplace of the Future - Position real estate assets to attract the world’s leading brands to build centers of collaboration, creativity, experimentation and consumer retail interaction.

The narrative and point is self-explanatory.

I have a Texas LLC holding and a moving to have a Wyoming LLC as primary holding that will be incorporated into the the OA.

@Jon Ladas I will definitely incorporate that advice.

BP, please pull the Ad, it is hurting your credibility, especially you Rob, since it is you narrating it. 

Rents track property prices so if prices are rising, rents will follow since both reflect demand.Non-Coercive Government - Only invest in a location where you can make money and you control your property as opposed to the local government dictating what you can do.The above criteria does not incorporate one additional critical factor, your investment team.

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....