Because I live in Milwaukee and interact closely with the local REI community, I hear many heartbreaking stories of what people do to each other for the love of money. 

Talk to @Dave Foster for details on this. 

The LLC is owned by the IRA but you can be the manager and direct the affairs of the LLC without needing to go through the custodian for each and every interaction with the property. 

I LOVE MONTH TO MONTH...As far as raising or increasing the rent for that period I don't think it really matters that much,, if her plans fall thru and she doesn't transfer and is still there you can on a MONTH 2 MONTH lease give her a rent increase 2 or 3 months down the road.. so your not stuck for a whole year.YOU should  manage your own properties,, You should take note and introduce yourself to tenants if your on property so you know who belongs there, you should be proud of what you own, and take measures to induce the same pride of ownership in your tenants,, this tenant wondered who was walking around is a prime person,, concerned enough to wonder what was going on.I recommend you start with downloading the landlord tenant laws for your state, join a landlord association if there is one around you and take advantages of classes and other things they offer.Choice to dump your management co is fine,, personally if you live close enough like people and interaction then try it.. if you find it's not your cup of tea , then switch back. 

Looking forward to interacting with you all.

@Dave Foster is my 1031 go to guy and I'm sure he can explain the intricacies much better than I can.

@Jo Zhou These sort of zoning-related oddities in our City is my niche - I've purchased, renovated, re-permitted, re-zoned, varianced (that's not a word, but it works here), and dealt with code compliance ... there's a lot of different interactions between various city and county departments to understand.  

That covers marketing on three booking sites, all interaction w/ renters, cleaning, on-call requests, and a few other things.

I have been intrigued by real estate for quite some time and have the support of my wife, and I am now ready to jump in but I'm not sure where to start I have had some awesome reads from BiggerPockets affiliate authors but I want more of an interaction with the community; a little more insight if I can get some feedback that would be great.Just a little more info:Currently located: DC, Maryland, Virginia areaInterested Areas of Investment: Cleveland, OH/ Baltimore, MD/ (You Guys Tell Me) I'm more open to low cost investing as I'm just starting I would like to take it slow learn what I can and then expand upward.Ultimately my goal is to be guided/ contribute in this great community take advice from the professionals in this community and forge relationship.

my 2c1) Parts of the flipping process you are not as familiar with 2) Tips for sourcing leads3) Thoughts on interacting with homeowners4) Overcoming growing pains and building a teamLike they say, people do business with those they "know, love and trust."