@Gerald MaczugaYou should contact a tax specialist, not an online forum.

Step 2, open a bank account (you'll need an EIN, which you can get online from the IRS at this link https://sa.www4.irs.gov/modiein/individual/index.jsp.)Step 3, sign a deed of your property into the LLC. 

Apartments, storage space,....When you need tips or info feel free to contact me.

@Manny Vasquez dropped some great tips so I'm just her for moral support.

Generally a quiet title is probably the course of action to clear the other named title holder.

(You aren’t buying real estate, you’re buying a fund.) and of course private capital will never qualify.

There are quite a few Communities who deal with passive investors - most are not local, most are online and some have meetups as well. 

All of this depends on your budget, of course!

Looking to connect with agents, loan officers, and investors of course.  

However, I would definitely want to see the loan handled by a "local" lender - not one of those online VA loan companies.