I grew up there and would say the area near the stadium is not where I'd put my investment.

Now we will have to put in some rehab during to severe water damage and general updates.

I think at some point if you are the main component to the success, separating yourself or putting yourself in a position to be more advantaged solo is a good idea if calculated in a good way. 

And the second duplex hasn't appreciated sufficiently to take advantage of the capital gains exemption yet, so planning to hold for the next few years.For this third duplex, however, I would like guidance on how to title it:1) Given that I am paying cash, and I am not totally sure I will sell this within the "2 years in the last 5 years" rule, should I just put it in a LLC rather than my personal name (thereby missing out on the gains exemption)? 

We helped friends/clients purchase a business that changed their lives and we started doing a podcast talking about aspects of business that are missed, mostly the small items so new entrepreneurs get exposed to those parts, but we have been so busy with our own businesses that we had to put it on the back burner for now, after about 8 months. 

or make it hard for him to turn around and put it back on MLS? 

There is only one action right now, find and atty and hire them...maybe a second thought is see if you can put the claim in to your insurance and have them litigate on your behalf for the recovery.

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We have an awesome mentor, and now we are ready to put what we learned into practice.

I have read many pros/cons about actually putting my property into the LLC.