I think it depends on the problem.

Not sure if you were looking for a long-term hold on a two family, but it seems that was not playing out favorably for you. 

You need to be direct with sellers.

But how much do you spend annually on all these, just curious?

Quote from @John Kelly:I would agree with @Ashish Acharya, #1 is the best answer to the question on his response in the reason it would not be good to use an LLC on a house hack until you move out of the house and call it a true rental. 

Just trying to figure out what city or town will be good to invest in planning to live there for a year and then invest in another property and so on.

I have family in construction who have looked at it and feel it has fairly solid bones and I like the location and think it's on the way up.

First off, huge congrats on making the jump! 

And the wall is built on top of that wood.

Any ideas on how I can protect myself if something goes wrong?