Please note I removed the tags because this post isn't intended to embarrass the author. 

Start by conducting a title search to ensure the property is free of liens or legal disputes.

In fact, lenders won't want a bunch of properties titled to the same LLC as the collateral they lend on.

Thanks for tagging me @Ned Carey.

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Obviously I will have a title search and get title insurance but I assumed they would still be required to fill out a SD but maybe not.

And in general, do you believe it is worth the 25k+ price tag?

Only way you made money on this deal, and avoided everyting being eaten up with title & recording fees and transfer taxes, was by flipping the contract - also known as wholesaling.Why can't you just call it what it is?

AB1482 states that "single-family homes/condos (residential real property that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit) are exempt from AB 1482 if (1) the owner is not a real estate investment trust, a corporation, or a limited liability company in which at least one member is a corporation and (2) the owner provides the tenant with a written notice of the exemption"The part that is confusing is "...a corporation, or a limited liability company in which at least one member is a corporation."