Also, for the second part of the strategy, we would transfer the duplex into our real estate property investment LLC after year 1 and have my sister move back into the single-family house as her primary and rent out both units in the duplex as short/mid-term rentals.

This would be the beginning of the brrrr method and I would have 3 rentals right away.My questions are 1. is it better to start an LLC for RE and transfer my existing property into the LLC? 

That permits you to easily transfer the bills if the unit becomes vacant and monitor that each tenant is actually paying the bills and keeping the property in working order so to speak.  

Secure the property, transfer utilities to prevent any freeze damage and then file an FED action.  

Hey all, we recently did a cost seg & bonus deprecation on our STR for about $180k worth of deprecation. Well... it turns out married life may not be married life by the end of 2023.  Can anyone point me to resour...

FHA requires the borrower/buyer to be owner occupying the building, but state law requires that all lease transfer to the new owner and cannot be terminated solely due to ownership change. 

I want to purchase the properties, set up everyone on a month to month lease, transfer the utilities to tenants and eventually raise the rents and collect deposits. 1.

After the second ERP hearing the judge said take a picture of this photo and you need to submit court order to transfer this case to trial assignment.

Is it better to evict her or send “Good Cause to terminate the lease" to the tenant (and a copy to section 8) and have section 8 transfer her to another rental?

We have kind of a high rate on our transfer taxes here.