Now there could always be a logical reason (lawsuit, sold company, someone died, or some other explanation).  

There are also numerous Meetups in the area; just sign up at Meetup.com and put in real estate investing related search terms to find some of interest. 

But if you're planning on holding numerous properties long-term where there will be substantial equity, you may get with an attorney about a Delaware Statutory Trust which has benefits over a typical LLC but still allows for separate properties to be held in different "arms" of the trust. 

I would appreciate your input and if possible, an explanation of how you would proceed and why?

Prepare a simple written explanation/offer and invite her for coffee to discuss.

And in all of those states you'll find wholesalers who have elaborate explanations about how they are not REALLY engaging in those restricted activities, lol!

One quick question to get me started- I want to create a somewhat long explanation of where I am and some ideas I've got for where I'm going with investments; should that be a blog post or is that more appropriate to put in the "Starting Out" forum?

There were numerous allegations it did but, once everyone learned who/what MERS is and was, the lawsuits challenging MERS went to NIL.

I can send you mine, I have used it in numerous eviction hearings.

She was able to get the property back in her name by proving an illegal conveyance and because the mortgage note was in the name of the LLC, which had been allowed to dissolve involuntarily, there was nothing the bank could do to encumber her property again, since she was not the legal mortgage holder, the LLC was.Similarly, states like Illinois allow the formation of series LLCs, which is a group of LLCs which all share the same name and are designated by Roman numeral, I, II, etc.