If you have that question answered you can work backwards to see what the steps could be towards that goal.

@Andrew Lydon, you have probably already done this, but the most important first step is making sure you pay all of your property expenses out of separate bank / credit card account(s). 

I know what my personal goals are, they are similar to yours, I know the numbers are my weakness and also THE most important part so I'm taking them on head on and this was the first step.

That being said, of course I never even bothered stepping foot in a bank or mortgage office with my deals...LOL. 

It doesn't do the phone or door knocking prospecting for you, but is a one stop shop for managing and marketing all leads in one place and knowing that when you pick up the phone, you know what step you should be at.

We're going to take the next step and start talking to realtors and checking out open houses and rehabbed houses in the neighborhoods we are targeting to try and see what works and what doesn't.

This keeps the LLC compliant with state law for conducting business in the state and grants the LLC standing with courts of the state to pursue or defend legal actions.The question would be "does the activity create a business nexus with the state"?

Partnering was also I thought, but I only know one person with enough to potentially do this and when I brought up the land and mentioned the budget issues I was having yesterday when I happened to see him, he didn’t seem very interested so I didn’t pursue it any further.

All discussed in my 10 Step Guide. 

He'll be relieved of mgt headaches while alive, but know to who and how much his heirs will inherit at the stepped up basis.