I stumbled on  this 1 year old post accidently, when trying to research what is it I received in mail from city called "2018 REFUSE COLLECTION FEE"That came for duplex that we bought in spring this year.

Eventually I hope it will be all RE related.So any suggestion is well receiving!

@Jillian JohnsonFollowing is some information regarding the self-directed IRA LLC.The Checkbook IRA Do’sDo open the checkbook IRA bank account in the name of the LLC, not in your personal name.Do use the LLC employer identification number (EIN) when opening the checkbook IRA bank account.Do title checkbook IRA investments in the name of the LLC, not your personal name.Do pay investment expenses associated with the checkbook IRA assets (e.g. for a real-estate property, this entails paying property taxes, property insurance and repair costs) using checkbook IRA funds not personal funds.Do deposit investment gains into the checkbook IRA bank account.Do manage the checkbook IRA but do not receive compensation for doing so.Do make IRA annual contributions to the self-directed IRA first not the checkbook IRA.The Don’tsDo not use the checkbook IRA funds for your personal use.Do not use the checkbook IRA assets (e.g., for a rental property, do not live or vacation in the property).Do not perform repairs on real-estate property owned by the checkbook IRA as you are a disqualified party.Do not deposit personal funds into the checkbook IRA bank account.Court cases that support the Checkbook IRA arrangement Swanson v.

An S corp would offer some protection, but if it's actually worth it is very situation-specific and depends on other factors including how much income you receive from your W-2 job, etc.

The only thing that happened is that I received a check for $350 for helping someone with a lead on a house, but they paid me by check and it was made out to me and not my LLC.  

That last time I filled a vacancy I used Cozy.co - the tenants pay for their report via the service, and you receive it directly via Cozy- there is no opportunity for the tenants to change the report. 

MLS Properties are receiving top dollar, if they are relatively new, to the market because banks are willing to sit on them, to create Bidding Wars.

I would take the cash and research if a 1031 is right for you down the road. 1031 exchange has time limits and is intended for investments and treated like a business entity and you are still taxed if your liability goes down or you receive cash at the next closing.  

People are getting ripped off daily with the insurance products that you are selling, but majority of folks here are intelligent enough to realize that they are much better off taking control of their investments into their own hands, rather than giving their hard earned money to the insurance companies which pay their sales agents commissions up to 90% of the premium received. 

I did receive some good advice as to what you should start on.Windows should be the first (or everything on the outside).