My question is what are the pros and cons of doing this under my personal name versus an LLC?

Appraisers are following around deals after they happen, versus a realtor is making things happen.As @Russell Brazil said though there is a high failure rate for realtors.

Hi all,I'm considering moving to another city for my first attempt at a fix-n-flip. I had planned on renting in this new city for at least a year during the entire process. But I've recently started thinking that it m...

A good mortgage broker will be approved with companies like Caliber and Quicken but have lower rates and fees in most cases versus their retail division.

Have you found it difficult to rent a house that only has a A shower versus a house that has a bath tub shower combo?

It gives different options to the seller versus a no or waiting on a counter. 

Financing becomes difficult in tough market conditions, but if your equity is strong it puts you in a much better position and lenders can feel secure in lending on 50% LTV versus 75%-80%.Good Luck.

@Jason DiClementeJust wanted to make sure I wasn't being inpatient by reappraising now versus after the improvements in March.

So for example if you sold now and lost 10k, but would only lose 100 a month holding and you think it would be cashflow positive in 3 years or could sell at breakeven at that point then you are looking at 10k now versus 3600 minimum over 3.

The advantage to hiring a licensed contractor (versus a usually cheaper handyman) is they carry insurance.You can check to see if his license is still active (google: Washington licensed contractor), although this won't give you his insurance information.This would be a claim against his insurance.