Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

I first envisioned having an LLC that would have all the properties in our portfolio.

Look into a DSCR loan that uses the property's cashflow instead of your personal income to qualify.This is a tax free move as you are using debt plus you still benefit from all the benefits of still owning the first house.Your future self will thank you for stacking houses this way as your cashflow and equity will build up over time creating long-term wealth.To Your Success!

Is building over the drive through limiting your ability to punch a hole in a wall, re-stripe the traffic pattern and, and put in a restaurant drive thru, when/if the time comes?

So if you are married, the first $500,000 is excludable.  

I think this gets missed sometimes, or people are surprised that they are taking a lot of risk AND energy/time to get returns generally available already with much lower of the two

Thank you so much for your time! 

Still haven't "done my first deal".

.: It's a personal decision for the PM.Personally, I apply income to "must-pay" charges first.

We are building duplexes/Quads for investors all the time (currently at 2/week).