technique, it's just faster for me.

If the C-corp election is made for the LLC, then the LLC files a tax return in its own right and pays income taxes at the corporate tax rate.Your choice of entity should be tailored to your investment strategy not to the tax reporting requirements.  

It's not that they are necessarily a bad CPA, but real estate investors need specific and tailored advice from a real estate savvy CPA.

I would be interested in using this scraper tool how does one get access to this data mining technique for locating motivated sellers.

Tailor it to the situation.

Do some more research and become a knowledgeable consumer so you know BS and misrepresentation(s) when you hear them.The best sales techniques GIVE information and build trust in the person & the company. 

Technique #1 (appears ill advised) One technique that a mutual friend mentioned is that they could create an LLC (Tim & Jennifer as sole members), using the investor loan proceeds to fund the LLC (as a "business"), then have the LLC purchase the new residence (the LLC would be on the title, instead of Tim & Jennifer).

When submitting an offer on a property in a competitive market, what techniques besides increasing the offer do you use to make your offer more appealing to the seller and increase your chances of winning?

@Kenny Oliver promise me that you will only use the following techniques if you are truly in a desperate situation. 1.

The S-corporation + W2 salary technique is used to reduce self-employment (Soc Security / Medicare) tax.