Doing the math in simple form he earned $40,000 per year on his money, or 200% every year.

You can't do anything simple to turn a 1/1 into a duplex. 

We would like to try to figure out a simple guidance we could write up in our plowing/salting contract that will make our monthly bills more predictable and less expensive.

LLC's also have many other inherent problems e.g. you may have difficulty transferring the property to a spouse, or relative since the LLC essentially owns the property and it may not be considered to be a personal property.LLC's do not provide you with any protection when someone sues you because if the court awards damages the LLC cannot pay then it is very simple for the Plaintiff to go after your personal assets, or if someone sues you outside of the LLC then the Plaintiff easily get a Charging Order and goes after your personal interests in the LLC.It is much easier to just file for a Ficticiious Business Name, use a DBS e.g.

If you're not in a community property state, a community property agreement should be a pretty simple thing to get recorded in your counties. 

Make it simple in language they can understand. 

This is so simple but unfortunately some agents don't do that.

If you're purchasing all cash it should be a pretty simple purchase with your new LLC.

Even if it’s just as simple as a checkmark. ✅ i’m constantly losing my place of where I last left off… The save for later button doesn’t help me.

Don't know anyone in that area, but many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That OOS property Class rankings are usually vastly different than the local market they live in.7) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.9) Class B usually also okay, but needs more attention from owner and/or PMC10) Class C can be relatively successful with a great PMC (do NOT hire the cheapest!)