It is one of the reasons we were thinking that setting up an llc or llp with joint ownership for the IRA's to invest in together and effectively mix the assets.It appears much simpler to use both separately as lending vessels and we don't have to come up with workarounds that route either!

This state of anxiety and inflammation has just become our normal. 

She currently owns the home jointly with her former partner, both are listed on the deed (joint tenancy) and on the mortgage as co-borrowers.

Also, I was thinking of opening a joint account with my son so he could transfer tenants payments to that account 2) Trusts.

(We have not used a joint business checking account because this is a duplex that we also live in so it would seem to only serve to confuse things since nearly every large expense is a mix of rental business and personal - renovations, mortgage, utilities all are mixed between business and personal.)

Most syndication deals target annualized returns in the 15-30% range.Another option is to do a joint venture deal with an experienced investor.

This is referred to as "joint and several liability" which is an important clause to understand and have in your lease.I use a form any time a tenant wants to leave or they want to add a tenant.

As a joint tax filer with my wife, should I opt for a single-member LLC or a multi-member LLC for future investments?

We purchase one vacation property (jointly owned) for family A and then following year we purchase another vacation property (jointly owned) for family B.  

However you could JV (Joint Venture) with someone on the deal.