The Realtor association feels that licensees have an unfair advantage in the marketplace and buying homes off-market at a discount is often construed as taking advantage of the public. 

Public or private utilities?

You will have legal protection through the LLC and it will act as a pass through as far as your taxes are concerned. 

Separate accounts are also crucial for the legal protection if you use any legal entities for Liability protection.

- Looking to purchase properties in PA off of public AUCTIONS and such - Has anyone ever purchased through the auctions?

The general public needs a governing body to oversee this stuff to protect the public's interests.

The reason is that I will setup an LLC with a partner per "flip", so the entity will only last a few months, but I would like to protect retirement funds in the meantime.Thanks,-Mike

The AZREIA meetings are open to the public, but are a member benefit to being an annual member of AZREIA. 

I’ve owned certain companies outside Canada and would do all finance/cashflow myself, but real estate is a new field to me as well as doing finance in a country which is not tax free.Example questions: Under which entity should I be under before purchasing real estate to protect myself and my family from bankruptcy?

@Nik Moushon In addition to tax strategies I would also consider asset protection as your journey forth with rental properties.