Every titan started with his/her first deal...you happen to be decades ahead of most, and for a long game like REI, by the time you're my age you can have an empire of your own design.

Attach a copy of your deed and a copy of the civil code sections I listed (which can be downloaded off the web).  

I waited 1 year while keeping up in my home office doing my diligence, attempting to find next of kin via web searches.

I'm new to the whole real estate game and have no ideas as to where I start.

I look forward to meeting and networking with my fellow members and spreading the word about your web presence.

A game room?

I am no expert and have only been in the game a little while, but here's how I find mine. 

Everything under one LLC is fair game for creditors of that LLC.  

Point is, not everyone needs an entity to start out with, at some point, like in Rod's case, having assets and equity can make you a target and forming an entity will be prudent later on for those who stay in the game and succeed.

Running a business is a whole other ball game.