I have the 25% down to purchase one property but I was hoping to stretch my cash saved by only putting 10% down on 2 different properties and hopefully get a better ROI.

I know this doesn't help you, but this is one of the worst side effect of letting late-payers stretch out the late-paying.You could try a frank conversation about how things need to change, how you need that rent on time.

If you do all that, it's a big stretch to say it's easy to pierce the veil and that it doesn't offer any real protections, but it's also a big stretch to believe the LLC will definitely protect you. 

• The San Diego apartment market is amid a stretch of the strongest demand in at least 20 years.• Overall vacancy rate of 2.4% compares to the stabilized rate of less than 2%.• With recent demand, asking market rent growth is soaring, to its highest level in 20 years at 12.9%.• More than half of San Diego submarkets recorded double-digit rent growth and asking market rents have grown by an average of 17% YOY ($2,600/month).• The current pipeline of 7,300 units will be unlikely to apply much upward pressure on regional vacancy rate.

I am young and make very little at my W-2 so I bias higher returns and making my money stretch!

Try to pick an area you can stretch those 300k to buy a 2bed or 3bed with barely putting anything down, you should be able to get some seller subsidy if shopping for condos.

You are in the final stretch...and not yet 30.

Some folks know how to stretch a dollar. 

I think trying to keep it all is a stretch. 

If they can't/won't accept the increase, they'll move on and you'll find someone else.I don't play around with incremental rent increases stretched out over time.