@Deonte Palmer short answer is you life would be much easier if you had one because then that attorney would be working the deal from your perspective and representing you in the transaction.

For a more precise perspective without these programs (or in addition to), I would encourage you to start establishing professional relationships with local brokers, mortgage lenders, and other support pros (legal and accounting).I’m curious to know about your chosen niche and experience.

I'm just giving perspectives from my personal experience while drawing from other professionals I know.

I no longer plan on taking any jobs for clients outside of this.My question comes in regards to how I should set up my bookkeeping and plans for the upcoming year — since I don’t plan on receiving any outside income through my contracting business and my full-time job wil be real estate, would it make more sense to shift my rental income/expenses to a schedule C business?

From a lender's perspective, please pay the person holding the financing in verifiable funds; check, direct debit, whatever. 

Would really appreciate your perspective! 

Investors, partners, bankers, realtors, I don't care, I love the different perspectives!

From a tax perspective, can we do a deed from each LLC to A, B & C individually (no change in beneficial owner) and then another deed from A, B and C back to the LLC after transferring ownership of the LLC from ABC Realty to Partners B & C? 

Is there any difference from their perspective?

The strategies I've used for investing so far have relied on hyper-local information rather than broad demographic shifts.