But, since banks won't lend to me at 100% leverage and because I use private lenders in second position on some of our properties, I keep our leverage at less than 80% on any property that I have a second position note on so that the private money lender feels more comfortable and knows that their position has better protection.  

Somewhere along the line someone invented a religion wherein you don't make babies, you eat lots of rotting meat, you don't drink any water, you don't convert others into your faith, and if anyone near you has an infectious disease you ask them to sneeze directly into your mouth.

Adult movies and a blue ray player, scoped pellet gun with starling bait, suit of armor, kegorator, life size Marilyn Monroe picture stand up display, periodic tables of beer styles/sex/meat, deer antler collection, firepit, horse shoe pit, the list goes on.  

There is s firm in Reno that specializes in LLCs for real estate but the name is escaping me at the moment.

This doesn't sound right to me at all.

He's tried to fund other projects that didn't interest me at the time, I think he just constantly looks for ways to work his money...don't blame him, that's a problem I hope to have myself one day. lol

I currently have the treasurer of the board, who lives under neath one of my rentals, and will text me at 10:01 PM if he feels the TV is too loud from my tenant.  

The good ones leave meat on the bone and understand all of almost all of the $ made will come from volume

I ask Action to let me use my local title Co, to do a title search and give me at least a warrantee title with title insurance.

It has plenty of options to get you started and allowed me to do what I wanted, which was to screen the calls and work on the REI business, when I'm ready...not when the tenant wants me at their beck and call.