In this priticular situation we will be flipping the home so I'm not as concerned about any due on sale clause the sellers mortgage holder might have but I will still go through the formality so I have multiple exit stratugies.

Multiple crabs will pull each other back in the minute one gets close to escaping.

I'm not anywhere close to owning multiple properties, but in preparation for this goal one day, should I plan to have a certain number of properties before creating a LLC or does it make sense to create one whenever we move out of our first home and make it a rental property?

I own multiple rental properties in Colorado and have a great lender here, but they do not do out of state loans.  

This one is a new location, would need another managing company....just seems like I am dealing with too many property managers.How do you manage them if you have multiple managers?

Among other considerations, if you want absolutely want or need all of the parcels, one contract is probably the best option (or multiple contracts with language that requires all to close or allows none to close) because a deal killer defect in one will allow you to bail on all. 

Vail, 30 minutes west, has multiple multi-story structures.

I have helped multiple investors in the past and really enjoy helping those interested in investing. 

I attended one of those " Give me Thousands of Dollars and I'll tell you how to search the internet for cheap houses and investors" workshops, hoping to have an epiphany, and found myself leaving after 50 minutes of sales pitch. 

I have been reading so much information here I have joined multiple groups and websites as to begin increasing my circle.