What will get them to engage with you? 

@Amir GiryesThere might be less strings attached to just gift the property to your friend, but then we encounter gift tax issues.Encourage you to engage both an attorney and a tax CPA/EA on this matter. 

I bought both my houses before my wife and I got married we were engaged but saw an opportunity to both be able to purchase separate homes before getting married.

Usually with compliance engagements the CPA won't be billing you hourly to explain your return to you. 

The site plan is currently under review and so far no design issues.I own the entire lot right now and will be selling each of the 6 lots to the new home buyers so they can obtain their own construction loan.  

3 - How to design a Plan, and not "get distracted by shiny objects" while following it...and, House Hacking to REFI out of it, isn't what I'm talking about. 

The LLC can work to avoid probate of anything it owns by designating a beneficiary or a preferred order of heirs as a part of the LLC documents.

I wanted to share this article...IR-2018-206, October 19, 2018WASHINGTON —The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations and other published guidance for the new Opportunity Zone tax incentive.Opportunity Zones, created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, were designed to spur investment in distressed communities throughout the country through tax benefits.

There is a design overlay (a) that allows for 50% bonus density for projects that voluntarily submit to a type III design review (not sure what that entails).

We are not engaging an agent yet because the house will be offered to family members first, then if no one in the family buys it, we will engage an agent and put it up for sale.