We have also explored making a Nevada or Arizona SERIES LLC, or even an S corporation, but were advised against it.Any recommendations or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

After talking to my agent he's going to explore some options for the liability side during that short window.

Are you compelled to explore central Johnston county for any particular reason?

For rent, I always make sure that each unit has a different rent amount and that when my usual late fee is applied it is also (usually) a unique amount.

There are definitely a lot of property managers here and so many different neighborhoods.I'm exploring neighborhoods too, so if you ever want me to be "boots on the ground" and check out a house or neighborhood, let me know.

Appreciation has been decent (3% or maybe more a year), but I'm not into buying real estate for speculation.The reason I'm exploring selling is to take the cash out and use it for higher yielding investments.

Worth exploring. 

@Dan Williamson so coincidentally I received the following attachment to an email from Unique Properties (commercial brokerage here in Denver).

We have a unique hurdle to overcome as our religious obligations require us to keep away from interest and as u know all hard money loans have interest.

Any unique benefits to a 15 year loan vs. the 30?