As a wholesaler in the northern VA I want to protect my contract from being screwed over by other wholesalers or cash buyers that might go ahead and take the house themselves.

I'm Thomas and could really use some guidance on protecting and eventually receiving my share of equity in the marital home.

That breaks all the liability and asset protection that a LLC provides. 

How should I protect myself ?

We will use all of the resources of the city, both legal and fiscal, to protect these tenants," Cedillo told the Los Angeles Times.

The LLC provides asset protection not taxes.  

This will streamline the process and protect you from bs down the road.

Besides being added to the title with my family member is there anything else I should do to protect myself?

PS - The same annuity has a line saying: Protected Living Benefit Base Amount, which is even higher (say 550,000 to continue from the example).

We work with out-of-state/foreign investors consistently and the key is communication and being the type of company that is technologically forward-thinking (i.e. the ease of sharing photo/video updates and making selections for your property).Your first protection is making sure you can run the numbers for the right deal - looks like you have a good head for the numbers you need to hit, so you're on the right track already!