Real Estate is a very profession, and a wealth building tool.

LLCs are excellent asset protection tools that have their place.Now YOU can argue that in YOUR specific situation, YOU decided that you can live with the risks of using only an umbrella policy.

Now you have a lot more flexibility, at least for solo purchase and probably for moreThere are probably more sophisticated tools but I don’t know them :)Good luck

I know they don't appreciate in value and they are getting up there in age, so wondering if it is worth it. 

My wife and I put it on our former primary (current renal), and it's been an awesome tool for us.

The main issue that gives me pause is that I know SFH’s will go up in value tremendously in the next few years.  

One useful tool that I use is a Personal Capital account that is free.

Hi BP,My husband and I have been thinking about selling one of our rentals, but we are a little conflicted and would love your input.I think we should sell, this property was an "accidental" rental (our first home, then when we moved out and we have been renting it) we do not get a lot of cash flow around $100 however since we bought it 6 years ago it has doubled in value from $95K to around $200K.

You need a lot of tools in your tool belt so to speak. 

The inspector will inspect everything and will tell you what to expect.There are several deal-finder tools here on BP you can use to calculate