I am a new investor. I have been studying real estate investing across many exit strategies including rentals, wholesaling and flipping. I am ready to start investing and am currently working on structuring my LLCs. W...

Show him how it will benefit him financially:Reduce his workload and stressIncrease his income, even after paying youBetter protect his propertiesThat's it.

You still hold title and will have more protections I would think.  

Please protect your selves, your workers, their families, and the future owner/tenants of these properties.

Check with your states consumer protection dept to see if they can assist or if there is fund that covers it.

If you send me a PM I will give you a short list of how to research and find someone professional.while you are searching for a new property manager, start documenting every way that your current property manager has failed to protect you and your interests or honor the agreement. once the new property manager is located, give your current property manager notice of his failure to properly manage the home and communicate. let him know you want to terminate your contract in 30 days with no penalty or fees.

It has gotten a LOT more difficult with the SAFE Act, Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, pro tenant/borrower judicial decisions, as well as state and local ordinances.

I am a newbie investor and bought a duplex under my name with a mortgage.I was told by my lender that I could not have obtained a loan under LLC.Now, I would like to move that property under LLC to protect my assets.

You are in treacherous waters here ... the prospective tenant told you they were receiving disability making them a protected class so be careful. 

They just raised the minimum deduction to the point that it is more than most people's itemized deductions.I would be willing to refi a rental to pay off my home mortgage because in most states your personal home and qualified retirement accounts are protected from bankruptcy/law suites so they are one of your most secure places to stash your money (although fairly illiquid).