I made a mistake: only called PG&E, not city for water.

If the LLC is organized as a sole owner/partnership and filters down to your personal income tax and not organized as a C corporation, your tax implications will be vastly different.

I wouldn't use him at all.Even if you're in a well populated area, your best bet is to go on a site like zillow and put in the address of the house you're looking to buy.Then filter for only rentals and see what they have in the immediate area.

The house is usually extremely dirty after one year - with the same air filter installed -(after I show them how to change it at the lease signing, and it is spelled out to change four times per year), weeds in the yard ( too hard to pull them out as they become big I assume), many times- cars parked half on the grass ( we always have two car driveways and garages - and it is spelled out in the lease not to do this), etc.

Are you going to be covering the cost of water/sewer/garbage?  

The utilities are placed in the tenants name (except for water) and I believe the government will assist them in paying that too.

theres city power but i think theres no city water so we'd have to drill a well and put in septic, too

How old is the roof and the water heaters ? 

Its not our primary area, however I do have a house on the water down there so I am there frequently and if I find the right deals I wouldn't be apposed to picking up something there as well.

IMO, If a realtor suggested a buyer not get an inspection in order to get a offer accepted and something came up, that realtor could be in hot water and for good reason.