Erasing any potential savings we had, and a lot more headaches. 

You can look for investors on sites like craigslist also.You can go to your local REIA meeting and meet investors there, that will probably be the easiest way to find a bunch of investors you know are ready and looking to buy.If you want a list of potential investors, you can do what was already suggested. 

Unless you've tested this and proven it doesn't work, it's irresponsible of you to tell people it doesn't.Real estate investment training is not a commodaty like a laptop or a book, yet hundreds of companies are spending hundreds of thousands a month advertising online to potential club members (I know this from years of direct experience doing this very profitably for clients). 

I'll make sure any potential buyers understand the LLC could be included, or not. 

I was concerned about the potential electric bill because winters in Wisconsin can be pretty brutal.In reality I kept the temperature at a comfortable level and never had an electric bill that went higher than $90 to low $100s.i loved it.

Let me know as with my deep expertise in Software development & Big Data I am looking to pick one problem to solve as a fun project as long as it has the potential to help at-least 1000 Real Estate Investors on a regular basis.

I've found a potential deal, but when I ask myself 'what's the worst that can happen?'

Initial plan is to acquire a 4-plex and then move on from there into potentially flipping or additional multi-unit properties.

I highly recommend Dave Ramsey podcasts helped me so much get my spending habits on track and understand my potential to save money

It builds a scope of work and potential costs by having you walk the property and fill in a checklist.