Purchase price: $1,100,000 A low-income 42 unit apartment complex built in the 60's.

3) SM Property Value Appreciation Trends4) SM Pop Growth5) Safety compared to the rest of Dallas6) Income - median and avg7) Rent Cost - median and avg8) Rent Growth Trends9) What percentage of population under poverty line10) What percentage of pop are families 11) What percentage of population are families w kids12) Avg people in a household12) historical vacancy rate13) avg bed/bathroom composition14) Profession by percentage 15) Commuter population by percentage and commute timeThanks y'all!

It may lend you a little privacy, but folks who want to find you will just look up who created the LLC and then find you.That being said, in MO, they are incredibly easy to set up, and are not that expensive to establish (~$50 last I checked, although that may have gone up) and doesn't require any input from an attorney or tax professional (in my state)Personally, I have an LLC bc I pay myself through an S-Corporation as a realtor...the savings come out in the wash, but it allows me to pay taxes quarterly and avoid end of the year surprises.Another reason you may need an LLC is if you are investing with partners, and/or seeking certain loan types ( I know hard money lenders often require an LLC)Once again, this isn't my wheelhouse, so at the end of the day, I would reach out to a tax professional to learn moreLong answer short: in my opinion, you do not need an LLC if your plan only involves renting out your inherited home

At the end of the day your net income will be about the same without the large expense of making it a STR.

I was turned down for a HELOC with a different lender (a local credit union who would've given me more credit, but determined my current debt-to-income is too high, especially since the rental property isn't generating rent at the moment).I know that I can do a cash-out refi on the rental property in a couple months.

Could you go reinvest it in another property to build even more income?

Online it says "In some instances corporations and certain other legal entities must be represented by an attorney" not sure what those certain entities are...

My father also has another property that I am a cosigner on, he tried to get a HELOC but was rejected due to low income so I'm wondering if I can come and qualify for the HELOC even if I just purchased another primary property?

Otherwise it's just another stream of income like a job. 

Ty Rick, I figured this is what most that rely on RE as a core income & have a team to care for are doing to keep the machine running.