This type of transaction has very specific rules to make sure to speak to a professional who clearly understands that, and moreover understand exactly what you're trying to accomplish as this may or may not be a good fit

I understand that I could paint them.

Her rents would continue to go up, and instead of having an asset, she had become someone else's asset.I genuinely felt mortified that nobody had helped her understand the value of home ownership.

I'm just reaching out so I can hopefully get a better understanding of timelines since they took over.

Put yourself in the owner's shoes and you'd understand why.

I understand at a very basic level the importance of legal advice in real estate transactions.

They find the deals before they get on the market, or at least that's my understanding.

The fact that you are trying to hide behinde a multi-member LLC and had to switch brokers until you found a small flat fee outfit that does not have a compliance department that really understands the legal implications should be a red flag to yourself.

I'd like to learn it myself so that I understand it better but am concerned about the learning curve and getting everything correct.  

Naturally, I'm Canadian, so I need someone who understands both Canadian and US tax laws.Ideally, if they were located in Markham or Richmond Hill, it would make it even better!