Most of the multifamilies I've seen available online are in desperate need of repairs to make it comfortable for us and the tenants! 

Its a good way to gain a strong knowledge base, expand your contact list and you can still earn some cash in the meantime. 

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

As such we opt for online rental portals and a call center.Just goes to show you that there are a million ways to make money in real estate and the greatest success is acheived by designing a strategy that best acheived your own personal goals. 

Usually LLC's are if you buy outright or have a well established LLC that has proof of earnings. 

Our business lends itself to looking for investments since we are always either online looking at properties or touring in person. 

Any entity operating and/or owning property in Ohio, must be registered in Ohio.Rental Income earned in Ohio, must be reported to Ohio.Based on the rest of your questions, it sounds like you were "sold" a series LLC by a "guru".

I’ll start a private FB group and start working on the agenda and structure of the online meetup.

With the coming of online vacation rental sites like Airbnb, true occupancy is not disclosed, and we're left to guess.The result of guessing is some level of inaccuracy (mild to wild), which brings criticism to market pricing / availability tools.

I haven't done off-market deal marketing here in Denver, but I've been helping a friend in Las Vegas who is a very well established flipper (10+ years, 50+ deals a year) diversify his marketing from strictly direct mail to online.