@Candice Scales:  Your LLC can still protect you, even if you don't have the name on the mailer. 

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it.We have a 12 page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

If renting, what other measures would you do to ensure your property is protected (yearly inspections?) 

Are the moves to protect yourself/your wife or is it strictly financial?

In my state source of income is a protected class, so I can’t deny on this fact alone.

This "expertise" will fuel their next 9 misses, because they proved they were right in the past (this is where the ironic background music is piped in), until they once again show the world they know best.I guess if you can make it to the MLB Hall of Fame by being failing 7 out of 10 times, ...?

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it.We have a 12 page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

I would like to protect myself in case of any legal issues and/or have a business deduction from my yearly taxes.

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If it's your first deal and looking for liability protection, get an umbrella policy and move on.