That being said, can anyone shed a little light on the following: if one does not plan to buy property in their home state, is the formation of an LLC in that state necessary or is it simply better to form LLCs in whichever state you’re purchasing in as you begin to acquire properties?

I don't have Home Depot in my area but I use a common color with a Satin finish.

@Jordan Herman,I'd suggest picking 1 basic white paint color, and always using that for everything, walls/trim/ceiling. 

Old fashioned receipt (light blue) color works.

I was hit hit by a DWI who ran a red light.

The colors correspond to the value ranges in the legend. 

I used to keep an excel spreadsheet with all that info.I used colors and cells to denote the metrics.I also had a column with the dates of each call and a section with notes.Obviously there are a LOT better ways to do that, but  yeah.. imagine that, that is how I used to get by!

Every colored dot is where someone clicks on the website.And obviously the result is:Now for the fine print.You CAN do SEO yourself.

Sure we express it differently but the underlying psychology is the same unless you are an alien.The reason the gentleman above me is saying this... is because these "inferior" marketing (and I use the word "marketing" very lightly here) strategies work based on luck, and chance.Bandit signs for example... most people will not call a bandit sign number.

Ohio is leading the charge to shut wholesalers down.I'm not sure that my answer completely explains everything that's going on with the topic, but hopefully I shed at least some light on it.