Or have other suggestions or tips for sorting property searches, managing goals, and renovation details.  

I have 29 properties and use turbo tax to do my taxes.

But I cannot imagine why you would want to. and if moving over to a LLC is very important for you, assuming you financed after June 1, 2016, you would be able to move over your conventional loan to an LLC. 

I am wanting to purchase properties to flip at foreclosure auctions in my area.

The seller, who inherited the property, was motivated to sell and move on.

Should you set aside additional money aside from capital gains to pay for the income tax increase if you make a profit on a property? 

For auction properties, I'm assuming once I purchase a property I can draft and record the deed of trust following recordation of the conveyance?

You will need to supply more detail to your request to figure out which lender might be best for your project.Thanks Steve, Preferably a bank with checking, that will finance multifamily for my LLC, based on the asset and its existing and potential returns not necessarily my credit or income. 

I bought a wholesale property last January using a hard money loan with 80k in renovations.

Your going to need to show proof of rent payments and/or short term rental income.If your buying a primary 2nd home and intending to use it as an investment property I would strongly refrain from that activity; especially if your posting about it in a public forum ;).Best of luck.