Fourthly, buy "The California Landlord's Law Book" by an organization called NOLO.

Climbed in 86% of all metro areas in Q4 2023 up from 82% in the previous quarter.

I try to avoid that with screening, charging late fees and serving the notice to quit any time rent is late by even one day to avoid anyone getting behind on rent and developing bad habits, good management, quarterly inspections and mutual respect with residents.

We’ve done FF, buy and hold, and house hacking (about a deal a year) but want to start hitting quarterly goals so we can retire me from my W2. 

It is on the fourth WED of every month from 7-9 PM EST.

Since the interest-only ARM rate adjusts quarterly based on market fluctuations, this could work in our favor as interest rates are expected to come down over the next couple years.

unfortunately, our STR in Clovis revenue are now negative -- in the past yr, Clovis started asking for occupancy tax. this cost us $1300 every quarter .  

If I don’t touch that money and keep reinvesting it, by the second year I should have bought around 10 homes, than 20 my third year, 40 my fourth and so on and so on.

No, the vast majority of business's, including service business, start-up's do NOT clear profit day, month, quarter, year 1. 

It may lend you a little privacy, but folks who want to find you will just look up who created the LLC and then find you.That being said, in MO, they are incredibly easy to set up, and are not that expensive to establish (~$50 last I checked, although that may have gone up) and doesn't require any input from an attorney or tax professional (in my state)Personally, I have an LLC bc I pay myself through an S-Corporation as a realtor...the savings come out in the wash, but it allows me to pay taxes quarterly and avoid end of the year surprises.Another reason you may need an LLC is if you are investing with partners, and/or seeking certain loan types ( I know hard money lenders often require an LLC)Once again, this isn't my wheelhouse, so at the end of the day, I would reach out to a tax professional to learn moreLong answer short: in my opinion, you do not need an LLC if your plan only involves renting out your inherited home