I am in the process of buying a home now- that is probably easier to set up than moving my existing homes into an LLC.... one thing at a time..

With your amount down, I'd say that house hacking or investing in a single-family rental are both solid options.

I closed on a nice house in a B to B+ neighborhood in Ontario, CA.

I also had an existing account with them.

As far as short sales go it generally doesn't matter what caused a financial hardship as long as one exists and can be demonstrated. 

Since you already own a couple properties.Really just drive around, find beat down houses then start dialing. 

I am debating if I should sell my 2 houses and just move the move into syndications or stock market.

Unfortunately i do have expenses and I'm already losing money on this house.

I can't find it now, but that is what I remember.Regarding the transfer of the title, I did a survey of lenders a few months ago about valuation of a working STR vs just a house and LLC title transfers.I surveyed 10 or 12 lenders.

I'm not sure I fully understand what FDIC insurance covers, but want to make sure our money is protected from any fraud or cyber incidents while we shop for another house.