I was due 4 payments of $500 and would be rid of the Mobile Home in 6 months, August of this year, or at least I hoped.New numbers:Started: -$2970Out: $420 Lot rentIn: $4000 down paymentI was now in the clear $610.A few months in to the new year I got a letter from the tax assessor saying the since the home no longer carried a homestead exemption the taxes had doubled.

You aren't going to like this answer.The transfer of real estate from an individual to his/her wholly owned LLC is not exempt from transfer and recordation taxes in DC.

There are exemptions from registration.

Brett you might not have to get licensed at all.There are exemptions that vary by state where if you work as an employee for a company or corp.as a property manager then you do not have to be licensed.It depends on the specific situation you are trying to set up.

The following change is exempt from the maximum number of financed properties.

The Bureau deferred action on this issue, stating that it is considering the comments and whether to address the issue in a future rulemaking.Ability-to-Repay exemption for non-profits expanded.

As for the annual tax, yes you need to pay tax every year, but you should be able to bypass the first year now: "The new rules established by the state’s 2020 Budget Act (AB 85) exempt any LLC that organizes, registers, or files with the California Secretary of State on or after January 1, 2021 and before January 1, 2024, from paying the $800 minimum tax in their first taxable year."

And unlike the Federal Estate tax there is no exemption so the tax starts at the first one dollar. 

In your case, the PPM will likely file an SEC exemption under Reg D 506(b).It is worth pointing out that this is not a cheap activity and PPMs can cost $10K or more to create.

You might want to see if there is an exemption to manage a property that you own.