Try to have written contracts even with those you love and trust, exit strategies, reserves, and insurance to kind of protect yourself.  1.

What would be the best way to protect my personal assets?

A broker is legally responsible for your actions (and will carry E&O insurance to protect himself from your screw ups).

I assume you want the liability protection of your LLC? 

Environmental Protection Agency estimates that toilets consume 27 percent of indoor water usage.Property managers and landlords sink 25 to 35 percent of their operating costs into utilities, while water costs, in particular, are up an estimated 200 percent in the past 15 years.Meanwhile, small, barely noticeable leaks may add $900 to yearly water statements, with larger leaks totaling, in some cases, $4,000.

Great that we have a way to network.I have personally done a couple of flips but am now switching to the buy and hold strategy.

I've read that you should 'have a lawyer set up your LLC' for maximum protection.

She recommended keeping all the shutters the same color and switch up some door colors, which would be fine...not a big deal one way or another at that point.

Statues limit the bank's responsibility to 12 months of dues or 1% of the original mortgage if they take it back through foreclosure but there is no such protection for a 3rd party bidder.   

If you were to call me, for instance, we'd really drill down into the "why" of switching CPAs to determine fit.You mention responsiveness (common complaint) and someone who can "provide more" like advising on entity structures and tax strategies related to apartment buildings.