A heads up - before you send out your deposit accounting read the CA laws very carefully -  thankfully laws are changing to protect tenants from over charges from the security deposit - but this means there are very strict laws regarding this. 

The best way to protect against these types of suits is to take care of your properties and your tenants so there is no reason to sue you.

Kerry et al flew from WA to NYC to meet with Chairman Bernake and two banks not named in her article.2008 Santander did not have any money to invest in a west coast bank in 2008 they bought Sovereign and suffered huge losses in auto loans and almost got shut down.

We've already agreed on rates, and I'm going to ensure all the paperwork protects me just like it would any other lender (proper contracts, personal guarantee, etc)The part I'm unsure of is what type of entity it should be under, just a regular LLC?

How can my mom and grandmother both be protected?

Unfortunately, unless people start questioning these type of discrepancies in "expert opinions", some people in this country will continue to suffer from this type of artificial devaluation of their properties.

“Addressing this risk will strengthen U.S. national security and help protect the integrity of the U.S. financial system.”Details of the initiative still to be worked out include which types of real estate, including commercial property, would be included.

Often tenants being evicted sink their own ship with how long winded they can be discussing how they "suffered" through this tenancy. 

I know of many other people who do it under their own name, I prefer the protection of the llc.

That said, my marriage has been on shaky ground and while I’m hopeful that we will continue to work things out, I’d like to continue to protect my (sizeable) proceeds from the first property as a separate asset in the event that things do go south.