We also had an extra umbrella policy.Now that a few years have gone by and we've obtained more assets, meaning we have more to loose, it's made since to start an LLC and start to move things under its protection.Even if you get a good management company, which sounds hard to do, you'll still have to manage them and make sure they're staying on top of things.

Sounds like you are off to a great start.#1 we have relatively few duplexes in the whole North Texas area it seems, compared to other parts of the country. 

We started the process to sell it and this is what the buyer’s attorney has brought to our attention.

Its not that you should not start you should but you should also be realistic.

I have not yet lost a remote since I started doing this some years back, and 99% of people never mess with the original TV remote because they don't need it and don't know it's back there. 

At first I learned "use an LLC," no brainer, then I started learning more and now it's not a no brainer. 

Our household income is currently $320k pre-tax, but I might be getting a new job soon, which could bump our income to around $380-400k pre-tax.Initially, we planned to buy a property and convert it into a duplex, but with houses in our area starting at $650k, we've started considering a different approach.

The only thing is that I don't know where to start.

Choose a few markets that have strong rent demand on LTRs to start and then do your research to determine if it’s a good MTR market / works with your business plan 

I guarantee people would lose their mind, and the government would get involved, if hotels started charging everyone cleaning fees.