I use Carter Bank & Trust in Fayetteville.

The applicant is trying to get you to trust them and is appealing to your greed. 

I'd trust a PM or realtor with market knowledge of the local area over internet rental estimator sites.

@Charles ElliottI don’t remember who said this, but I’ve heard this on BP many times over, “Cashflow keeps you in the game, equity builds you wealth.”My vote is for holding onto the property if you find the numbers work for you and find someone you trust to manage the property.

I'm wondering if I should be buying the investment properties under my Living Trust in order to avoid probate issues in future OR rather my own name. 

I used Builders Trust Capital to cash out with all my rental properties in the past, I had such a good relationship with them I now actually work for them in addition to growing my portfolio.

My name is Rebecca and my husband, Nick Knox III and I have run Captain Save a Home LLC, Brew City REI Club (a private network of our trusted real estate friends), Brew City REI Training Cafe (ala carte style real estate mentoring/coaching) and Wisconsin Contractor and Handyman Club (contractor-investor connection platform) based out of Milwaukee, WI for the past 8 years.

As a syndicator, you must establish a good relationship with them and once you built that trust, they would even jump on the next deal.

You need to demand each parcel individually, Assuming there are 2 separate notes and Trust Deeds. 

Check out Builders Trust Capital.