I have had attorneys easily show me how to pierce corporate vail by transferring to an LLC without it being arms length transaction especially if you personally are on the loan.

Personally, I've learned an incredible amount in just the last 2 months.

NOT LEGAL ADVICEYou need to set out what your goals are to begin with in setting these vehicles up.

The partner needs to pay the money she used for personal use and based on the math, if she leaves the partnership, she brings in less.

I am your person :) 

If you're looking for a long term business associate, in my personal opinion it is best to team up with someone that you want to make rich.

We completely overhauled our operations a year ago because as we grew in size, we found we were not consistently and uniformly delivering the personal experience we desired.

But then again maybe the person has some sort of safety net for the dog, meaning a relative with a farm or something that would take the animal and your renter could stay.

All our meetups that I personally attend. 

Don't know where your rental property is, but in Florida, we have a statute that deals with death of last remaining tenant and the procedures to follow to allow the landlord to take possession of the property and dispose of the tenants personal property.