Recognizing there is a problem is step 1 so congrats on that!

You can play "difficult-grumpy" on the phone and note/recognize their abilities of attempting to obtain a "number" from you.

If you do, as I recall that keeps you as “one person” — I don’t do this so a bit fuzzy on detailsWell, for federal purposes a single member LLC is a disregarded entity which means the irs doesn’t recognize it as an entity and it’s a true pass through onto your personal tax return.

I FULLY RECOGNIZE not all of my deals make sense for EVERY investor (there's no way they all could!)

So it is more important to look at their current views while also recognizing that what they say during a campaign may not be the current view?

Keyed locks will be replaced with fingerprint recognizing locks and everyone's trash and sewage will be used to create energy onsite.

They are oblivious to the incremental limitations of our freedom, and don't recognize the signs until it's too late.

You can set up an LLC on your own, but usually these are very inflexible and can hurt future growth.As far as tax issues go, basically the LLC is a non recognized entity for federal tax purposes.

The main thing you'll want to find out is whether Washington recognizes single member LLCs (SMLLCs) for asset protection purposes. 

I have been shocked at how few names I recognize from years ago.