Alternatively if Randy does not care if he has a recorded mortgage then there is no problem with him being on title even if he is a lender.

Outside of the above, a private lender may also be an alternative for you.  

Alternately, use your contracting skills as what you're bringing to the table. 

Talk to your lawyer about your specific situation but generally the jurisdiction of your fund will be a natural result of the structure you choose and where you and your investors are located (in some industries it might be focused on a global hot spot for the industry).  

An alternative is to screen them for good pet ownership (fill out a separate pet application) and charge pet registration fees and pet rent.

But you need to show that you had the intention with some documentation, like a signed lease for the property, newspaper ads, craigslist ads, photos of for rent signs on the property, etc.And unless you do another 1031, by selling the 1 property you'll owe taxes not only on the 1 property sold but also a portion of the gain from the first property relinquished in the 1031.An alternative would be to suggest to the buyer a rent with option to buy or some other mechanism to both show rental income as well as deffer the sale until year(s) down the road.

It's the nature of the beast.

Bank Alternate programs are fairly painless if one of LLC members is a weak link credit wise.

If your lease says no pets, and you are passionate about that clause (appears you are), and you have appropriate penalties in place, I don't see any issue implementing said penalties.You could also look to give them an alternative do they don't feel backed into a corner.

We would continue using qb for the holding company.The deciding factor for me between QB and something like Buildium is the integrated nature of all the different features.