I'm not too experienced with this so I know other members can provide better feedback; but there may be different qualification standards when it is a "business" purchasing the property versus the individual.It may be easier to purchase as an individual and then transfer to the LLC but I'm unsure how that process works.I am looking forward to others answers as well as I will be doing what you are at the start of the year.

the other main question i have is around cash flow versus appreciation. i'm looking for a safe stable investment and it seems cash flow is better for that since appreciation is an unknown.  

So it sounds like there is not an easy and obvious answer that i've been missing.My property I purchased for 55K (typo) and I would wager that is would appraise for around 75-80 now. 

2) What is your time horizon and how aggressive do you want to be about building income now versus just having something later in retirement?

Is there a double standard when it comes to traditional education and its value versus other types of education?

I'd wager the contractor pulls out fine more than 99% of the time.   

Locksmiths tell me that Quikset is very easy to bump key open versus LL are not so easily bump keyed.

That chain of title is probably nothing unusual these days, but those not educated in real estate matters don't know the issues that quit-claims can cause versus warranty deeds.Don't try to cut corners on his one.

You may find a plumber who only wants to replace fixtures versus a plumber who will install new pipe for a new bathroom for example.Can I get a W9?  

I would look for a bank that's willing to refinance a property at appraised value (versus what you have into it) with a short seasoning period (the time a bank requires you to own a property before they will refinance it at appraised value).