I could even just charge my 42% down payment and be happy with that and manage the transfer of funds free of charge for 10-11 years.This deal is going to happen and all I am trying to do is create options that will trigger the seller to sign my contract.

Remember that the transfer from personal names to LLC can trigger due-on-sale clauses and also generate realty transfer taxes.

Closing in on my pullIng the trigger on my first brrrr in KCMO.

Congrats on pulling the trigger!!  

I have the funding and am ready to pull the trigger, but have not bought anything in 2018 yet.

Rationale here hopefully is obvious... that you are reducing / eliminating your personal mortgage while at the same time being able to pull the trigger and invest should a worthwhile opportunity come up.If this theory is sound, I don't see why you wouldn't keep a HELOC open even if your home is 100% paid off?

Don't be so quick to pull the trigger on late rent.Good luck.

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So, I close in my own name but I can just turn right around and quit-claim it to my LLC without triggering a due-on-sale clause?

As this assignment is not recorded it will not trigger the due on sale clause.