Another option is to use a home style renovation loan which does accommodate primary residences 1-4 unit, second homes 1 unit only, and investment/non owner properties as well (1 unit only).The LTV's are similar to regular conventional financing from 75-95% LTV with the lower being investment and the higher being primary residences.The benefit is you can combine your purchase money loan and your rehab cost into one loan upon purchase and your rate is 5.00% or less as of current rates while with hard money you may be in the double digits with multiple points.The downside being that you may need more time to close, these renovation loans typically take 40-60 days to close.Your original question basically strikes at a balance of asset protection (LLC hysteria/hype) versus financing optimization (best rate/terms/etc).

Being young will give you a digital marketing advantage over someone who has been selling for years.

Tell your tenant to go to the hardware store and buy herself a new door handle.

From experience the main panel can be in a separate room but you'll need digital remote annunciators display at each entrance.

There is a 12 digit number on the card along with a photo ID, name, DOB, Date Issued, Date Expired, and the last US address they lived in (which is in the other part of my state). 

As a suggestion, this might be a way to start educating yourself, so you have have a more productive conversation with a potential contractor:https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/flipping-estimating-digital

For 2018, Las Vegas was the #1 market in US, with double digit gains of about 11%.

And, on a similar note, I'm interested in just general resources on craftsman interiors (built-ins, fireplaces, hardware, fixtures, etc. from the era).

The percentage of homes with basements is in the single digits.

But the government probably paid 6k total for the hardware and the software... what a waste!