You own the LLC, however you'd have some protection in most states if it were your homestead, so in that case better protection in your own name.  

You will still want someone to draft the note so that it protects all parties.  

But I've been at one of my properties at 11 pm and another day at midnight on a Saturday, by myself, with no protection whatsoever (and I'm a pretty small female) and I didn't feel danger at all.  

Criminal is not a protected class.  

I have a renter who wants to get an outside dog for protection because her boyfriend is going to be working out of town off and on. 

So basically, you are waiving any protection an LLC would afford by electing to treat the LLC as a sole proprietorship? 

Also I was planning to use a corp of some type when I buy for asset protection.

Eventually, when one of the tenants is clearly in the wrong, your duty is to protect the other tenant's right to the quiet enjoyment of their leased premises.To me, you are at that point.  

Leaves too much on the tenant to make sure the curtain is in place, plus it doesn't protect the walls.  

Since then I put up "Smile your on camera" and "This Property Is Protected by camera" signs up and haven't had anything broken into in last few years.