I'm still looking for a CPA/tax advisor around Tampa, but I'm about to pull the trigger on a couple deals and don't want to do something that should have been done differently from the start before speaking with someone.

Here's a story of one of my buildings (after 6 years of headaches, I sold it for over a $1 MILLION profit).https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/64...To answer your question, so as not to trigger the Due on Sale clause, you should transfer the deed first to a landtrust then you transfer the beneficial interest of the landtrust to your LLC.

The lender will not allow it as you will trigger a technical default.A commercial bank will lend you money for the property if it’s in a new LLC.

Just pull the trigger and work at it.

To me, pre-foreclosure is the default period after the due date or, after the default that triggered a demand (Taxes, insurance, illegal transfer, etc.) but before the filing of the notice of default (Or first legal in a judicial case).

Holding off on pulling the trigger though, I'll likely want to move to whatever market I end up investing in long term so I've been checking out good MFH in both markets as well.

The transfer could trigger the Due on Sale Clause, but you can us a Land Trust because it does not trigger the same red flags to a bank/lender.

I do have the cash ready to pull the trigger if a deal came along. 

I have the means to start pulling the trigger on growing my portfolio but lack a trustworthy base in that area that could assist.

Already have the 20% cash down for most and already ran my credit so I’ll be pulling the trigger here soon.