It just creates extra paperwork.Your better option is to get good liability insurance and most importantly manage risk to avoid problems in the first place.

We got several GC candidates recommended by friends and families, but they are either not licensed (without insurance), or not wanting to pull permits, or quoting way more than others... 

Income around $40,000 yearly Expenses $10,000 yearly (property taxes, trash, water, sewer, park license, insurance) What is price I should be looking to purchase at?

Details in MLSUnits: 6Taxes: $5874 (annual)Gross Income: $48,600 ($675 per month)Net Operating Income $38,838Total Expenses: $9762Vacancy Rate: 5%Asking Price: $449KOwner pays Trash & Water______________________________________________________________Based on the expenses I am assuming that the property management is completed by the owner and that they are including ~$4K a year in insurance.I ran the numbers in my own Deal Analyzer and I added:5% of Effective Gross Income as Maintenance Expense 10% of Effective Gross Income as Property Management ExpenseBumped the vacancy rate from 5% to 10%Insurance: $3000 (annual $500 per door)Water: $3240 ($45 per door - typical in city)Trash: $1,800 ($25 per door - complete guess)$12K for improvements ($2k per door)20 year note @ 5% with 20% down (assuming full asking price)2% Closing costs______________________________________________________________My numbers show a Cap Rate of 5.7%, cash on cash return of -5.12% and -$1,668 of annual cash flow. 

@Violet Minnella, I have not specifically used the program that you are talking about, but my experience is that they are only really good for insurance and banking and they are not nearly as competitive in those areas as they used to be.

Would that effect taxes or insurance to wrap them? 

You will also use it to deduct most of your business expenses.This standard template may be modified to accomodate some specificities, like states where a series LLC may be less expensive than having a different LLC for each.Also you can add a layer of Land Trust for each property for anonymity and to give some due on sale close protection.A lot of people here will tell you that you don't need any LLC or entity structures and that you can do with only a liability insurance.

Taxes and insurance will be $100/mth.

Does my lawyer, CPA, Insurance agent need to be local to my state?

Hi All,In Escrow for a 7 unit in CA and looking for insurance company/agent/broker referrals.