Here are just a couple big ones off the top of my head:- I never believe a deal is over until I have cash in my account and everything has transferred contractually (as a seller), or until I walk into my new property and stand on it.

The way I see it, I’m thinking to refi under my name, and doing a quit claim deed transfer to my LLC instead.

@Brian GonsalvesYou first want to have a conversation with your parents to see if they are on the same game plan of transfering title to you.The downside of transfering title to you now is that you get transfer basis and don't get a step-up at a later point.Are your parents expecting the income from the rentals to fund their retirement?

If you have a premium ultimate rewards card you can transfer these points to that UR account which effectively doubles their value (similar to the AMEX membership rewards points) so it's almost like you're earning 10% in those utility categories and 2% on everything else.IMO the flexibility of membership rewards and Chase Ultimate rewards far outweighs actual cash back because with a little bit of effort you can get a lot more back in redemption. 

A quit claim can transfer a part or all of the property to a new owner... so in theory the LLC could retain 2/3, and you could receive 1/3.  

So if you think you can fly under the radar by not transferring the deed, then how do you get insurance in your name? 

Can I create an LLC and transfer the house to the LLC without changing my current mortgage rate?

In this case, we are referring to learning, knowledge transfer on-the-job performance, etc. as business results. 

I am wondering if I can flush the screws, tape the joints and finish with a deeper texture, thus salvaging ceiling wallboard.

As far as the other deposit, there should be no problems transferring it to the new PM, and the new PM can probably help you contact whatever state agency monitors those transactions as states usually are very critical about how security deposits are handled, so you'll probably have plenty of backup if he tries to keep your other deposit.